| Officiating, at a cricket match say |
UMPIRING |
| Parisian tower |
EIFFEL |
| Peruse |
READ |
| Poisonous substance in tobacco |
NICOTINE |
| Procure |
OBTAIN |
| Railway halting places |
STATIONS |
| Shorebird with bill curving upwards |
AVOCET |
| Show lively interest and keenness |
ENTHUSE |
| Sign or give formal consent |
RATIFY |
| Small Greek restaurant |
TAVERNA |
| Solid lumps of a precious metal |
NUGGETS |
| Spoken, not written |
ORAL |
| Sweet course |
DESSERT |
| Throw it down to offer a challenge |
GAUNTLET |
| Toxic, fast-acting herbicide |
PARAQUAT |
| Ultimately resulting |
EVENTUAL |
