| Nearly but not quite |
ALMOST |
| Of the countryside |
RURAL |
| Of them |
THEIR |
| One belonging to a society |
MEMBER |
| Potassium compound used as fertiliser |
POTASH |
| Protect from decay |
PRESERVE |
| Rate of movement |
SPEED |
| Saying that's widely accepted as true |
AXIOM |
| Scene, view, vista |
ASPECT |
| Series of actions toward a particular end |
CAMPAIGN |
| Smelly breath |
HALITOSIS |
| Spears with three prongs |
TRIDENTS |
| Stand in the way of |
IMPEDE |
| State |
NATION |
| Tall riverside grasses |
REEDS |
| The bird in the clock |
CUCKOO |
| Ways of writing, painting, etc. |
STYLES |
| Without delay or hesitation |
PROMPTLY |