| Poet who wrote The Whitsun Weddings, d. 1985 |
PHILIPLARKIN |
| Port on San Francisco Bay |
OAKLAND |
| Really well-behaved |
ASGOODASGOLD |
| Seasickness |
MALDEMER |
| Short of money |
HARDUP |
| Showing (foolish?) fondness |
SOFTON |
| Siamese, Persian etc |
CATS |
| Swaggering tough |
BULLYBOY |
| Wading bird |
SANDPIPER |
| Weariness |
FATIGUE |
| Witty comment |
WISECRACK |