| RUSHED | and 18 Rogues held hand bombs |
| HEADLONG | Rogues held hand bombs and acted without thinking (6,8) |
| PLAYED | And 1dn, Held hands in a sporting way! (6,5) |
| PLAYEDCARDS | Held hands and hoped for a good deal! (6,5) |
| CARDS | And 1dn, Held hands in a sporting way! (6,5) |
| GRENADES | Small hand-bombs (8) |
| GRENADE | Hand-bomb |
| DAPHNISANDCHLOE | Greek lovers held hands, piano playing captivating couple at the beginning |
| LEADINGLADIES | For example, 5 10, 12 22, 13 and 18; or 6 24 and 15 - and 1 29, maybe (7,6) |
| YRS | '17 and '18 and '19; abbr. |
| WHERETHETRUTH | and 18 2005 Atom Egoyan film starring Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth (5,3,5,4) |
| PRIMO | And 18 Author of the volume of fiction and memoir The Periodic Table (5,4) |
| LYKEWAKE | And 18 Traditional English song set to music by Benjamin Britten in his 1943 Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (4-4,5) |
| CONEY | And 18 Seaside resort and area of amusement parks in southern Brooklyn, New York City (5,6) |
| THENEXTBEST | And 18 2000 comedydrama film starring Rupert Everett and Madonna (3,4,4,5) |
| THEDEFIANT | And 18 1958 drama film starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier (3,7,4) |
| BRIDE | And 18 2009 film comedy starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway (5,4) |
| ENID | And 18 Writer for children who created the Famous Five and Secret Seven series (4,6) |
| BLUESUEDE | Sad and moved, say, by love in the lady's song of 1Ac, 13 and 18 (4,5,5) |
| SLAMDANCE | Sad and moved, say, by love in the lady's song of 1Ac, 13 and 18 (4,5,5) |
