'A stitch in time saves . . . .' |
NINE |
A dying coal |
EMBER |
A miserly person, tightwad |
SKINFLINT |
Acquires knowledge |
LEARNS |
Alexander Dumas wrote 'The Count of Monte . . . . . .' |
CRISTO |
An accepted general truth or principle |
AXIOM |
An immense time |
AEON |
At rear of ship |
ASTERN |
Bargained for strong fabric |
GABARDINE |
Cancels, makes void |
ANNULS |
Cases for holding arrows |
QUIVERS |
Close securely, say the hatches |
BATTEN |
Disinfectant from seaweed |
IODINE |
Don't make a mountain out of a . . . . . . . . |
MOLEHILL |
Eagerness, zeal |
ARDOUR |
Enumerate or itemise |
DETAIL |
Force of blow or collision |
IMPACT |
He owned Cabin in book by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
UNCLETOM |