| FLECHE | In fencing, a short running attack (6) |
| ELYSEE | Rarely seen fencing a palace in France (6) |
| CANOPY | Pirate fencing a new shelter |
| SABICU | So close to impromptu fencing, a black Caribbean tree |
| ENGARDE | In fencing, a warning to adopt a defensive stance in readiness for an attack (2,5) |
| APPEL | In fencing, a stamp of the front foot in false attack (5) |
| RIPOSTE | In fencing, a quick return thrust after a parry |
| SECONDE | In fencing, a position in parrying (7) |
| TACAITAC | In fencing, a parry combined with a riposte (3-2-3) |
| TACAUTAC | In fencing, a parry combined with a riposte (3-2-3) |
| PASS | A thrust in fencing; a route through mountains such as any of the various ones through the Hindu Kus |
| CONTRETEMPS | In fencing, a feint made with the purpose of producing a counterthrust from one's opponent (11) |
| PASSADO | In fencing, a thrust or lunge with one foot advanced (7) |
| STOP | In fencing, a type of counterthrust (4) |
| ONEK | Short running race, e.g.: wd. + letter |
| THRUST | A fundamental concept in physics used to refer to the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine; or, a sudden attacking lunge in fencing (6) |
| TOUCHE | French word used to acknowledge a hit in fencing, thus a point scored in an argument or a riposte (6) |
| PISTE | (fencing) a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts (5) |
| LUNGE | Fencing: a thrust made by extending the sword arm forwards (5) |
| TOUCHY | Cry in fencing: that hurt in middle of artery! (6) |
