| DUCKINGSTOOL | Chair once used as an instrument of punishment - Old Nick got us (anag) (7,5) |
| STICKTOONESGUNS | Refuse to give in unusual stones Nick got us (5,2,4,4) |
| UNDERCUT | At a lower level, Nick got it for less than expected (8) |
| COCKING | Preparing gun to fire, Nick got GOC to work it out (7) |
| TAWSE | Leather strap that used to be used as an instrument of punishment (5) |
| SCOURGE | Type of whip used as an instrument of punishment (7) |
| KNOUT | What stout whip was used in Russia as an instrument of punishment? (5) |
| PACIFISTS | Those who reject war as an instrument of policy (9) |
| ARSENIC | Based on Persian for "gold", a toxic element with compounds including orpiment, or king's yellow as a pigment, once used as an untraceable of murder known as the king of poisons or poison of kings (7) |
| CANGUE | An instrument of punishment formerly used in China (6) |
| STOCKS | Supplies an instrument of punishment (6) |
| SHOFAR | Ram's horn used as an instrument |
| AETHER | Fragment of algae therapy once used as an anaesthetic by a poet (6) |
| NACRE | Mother-of-pearl, once used as an inlay for papier-mache furniture (5) |
| ETHER | A sweet-smelling volatile, flammable liquid once used as an anaesthetic (5) |
| TIGERMOTH | Biplane produced by de Havilland, once used as an RAF training plane (5,4) |
| LEAD | Dull, silvery grey metal once used as an anti-knocking additive for petrol (4) |
| LATHI | Piece of wood used on Indians primarily as instrument of punishment (5) |
| THRONE | Dais-raised monarchical seat, such as the Coronation Chair once fitted with the Stone of Scone plundered by Edward I in 1296 (6) |
| RACK | The _, an instrument of torture that stretched the body of the victim (4) |
