Transfix (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">transfix</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for impale that I've seen before include "Pierce through as with sharp stick" , "Pierce with a sharp stake" , "Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole" , "Fix as on a sharp stick" , "Pierce with a stick (as Vlad did?)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">transfix</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for skewer that I've seen before include "Meat pin; one distorting" , "Metal stick (that's more awry?)" , "Kebab-securer" , "More oblique" , "Criticise pointedly" .)