| Male deer |
STAG |
| Of the present month, in short |
INST |
| One engages in debate |
ARGUER |
| Part of a broadcast serial |
EPISODE |
| Pope's representative |
NUNCIO |
| Royals |
PRINCES |
| Sequoia trees |
REDWOODS |
| Shrimp-like sea creatures |
PRAWNS |
| Shut |
CLOSED |
| Single-minded expert |
NERD |
| Strip or cube of fatty bacon |
LARDON |
| They assume power illegally |
USURPERS |
| Thick treacle left over after refining raw sugar |
MOLASSES |
| Waste scraps of cloth |
RAGS |
| Worse than expected |
BELOWPAR |
| Yellow spice in curry |
TURMERIC |
