| ABORTIVE | Failing to achieve a purpose (8) |
| FOLLOWON | In cricket, an immediate second innings forced on a low-scoring team failing to achieve a required a |
| WOUNDING | Failing to achieve a clean kill with gun down, I am upset (8) |
| IMPLEMENT | A do-it-yourself gadget, gardening tool, kitchen utensil or writing instrument, such as a chisel, dibber, pastry cutter, pencil etc; or, any agent serving to achieve a purpose (9) |
| GOTOANYLENGTHS | Do everything possible to achieve a purpose (2,2,3,7) |
| ASTEROID | A drug to achieve a heavenly body (8) |
| ASPIRANT | One with a desire to achieve a particular job or title (8) |
| ENORMOUS | It's a mammoth task to achieve a great deal (8) |
| CAMPAIGN | Series of military operations intended to achieve a goal (8) |
| OVERKILL | Excessive action to achieve a goal (8) |
| UPWARDLY | Likely to achieve a higher social position (8,6) |
| KATEBUSH | The first female artist to achieve a UK number one single with a self-written song |
| NEWBROOM | No veteran expected to achieve a clean sweep |
| ASPIRING | Working to achieve a personal goal |
| FALLFLAT | Fail to achieve a desired effect (4,4) |
| SUCCEED | Achieve a purpose |
| UNDERPERFORMING | Acting up? On the contrary, failing to achieve potential (15) |
| FRUITLESS | Such an unhealthy diet failing to achieve the desired results |
| UNSUCCESSFUL | Failing to achieve (12) |
| JOHNLOWE | English darts player who was the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish (4,4) |
