| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes hard (7) | Mirror Classic | 18 Oct 2026 |
| Hits the lawbreaker and cuts (7) | ||
| Legislation backing cuts causes strikes (7) | ||
| Strikes or hits very hard (7) | ||
| Thumps, belts | ||
| Beats soundly, informally (7) | ||
| Hits (colloq) (7) | ||
| Thrashes, thumps (7) | ||
| ALL POWS | ||
| Thrashes, beats (7) | ||
| Clobbers | New York Times | 08 Jul 2018 |
| Clobbers | ||
| *Socks | ||
| Big blows | ||
| Heavy blows | ||
| Trounces | ||
| Trounces | ||
| Lambastes | ||
| Not just 67-Down | ||
| Whacks | ||
| Ruthian swats | ||
| Powerful blows: Colloq. |