| Nearly, all but |
ALMOST |
| Not malignant |
BENIGN |
| Nuclear research centre in Switzerland |
CERN |
| Of horses |
EQUINE |
| Official engaged in international negotiations |
DIPLOMAT |
| Plausible but false |
SPECIOUS |
| Portions, parts |
PIECES |
| Regress, fall back |
RELAPSE |
| Rodent with long bushy tail |
SQUIRREL |
| Run naked in public |
STREAK |
| Sicilian volcano |
ETNA |
| Sitting duck, defenceless victim |
EASYMARK |
| Small ball of glass used in games |
MARBLE |
| Tested for disease or infection |
SCREENED |
| Throat clearance to attract attention |
AHEM |
| Turned the soil |
TILLED |
