Local crossword, cryptic. Please can you help?

[tarasmum]

18aGive a hand in the States (4) m - t t.
The answer is probably mitt, but how please?
1d An inclination by the members to give a military order (5,4) - l - p - a - m -.
Could the answer be slope arms?


Thanks in anticipation, Tarasmum

[tyrepill]

inclination=slope+arms(members) = military order

[tarasmum]

Thanks a lot tyrepill, I have never heard of that before. Thanks again. Tarasmum

[jno]

mitt can be American for hand, I suppose

[tarasmum]

Thanks jno. I will go for that then! Tarasmum

[tyrepill]

A Mitt is a rounded glove in American Baseball

[alexanderd]

A baseball glove is sometimes referred to as the mitt