Possible Clues:

• Wielded, as influence
• Made the effort to get to the river a little to the right of the editor (7)
• Made a great effort
• Put forth, as energy
• Used force to get the tree back around ten and over the editor
• Worked with the Force?
• Like effort and influence
• Pressed city promoting River Dee
• Used, as force
• Put to vigorous use