| Meticulous employee that comes round on time |
MINUTEHAND |
| Not acute, but quite serious |
GRAVE |
| One about to settle in the country |
IRELAND |
| Peg possibly owed a pound |
DOWEL |
| Policy revealed in short note |
LINE |
| Reform a crook reportedly put into difficulties |
STRAITEN |
| Right conclusion? Tear it up |
REND |
| Scholar takes ages, with total backing |
ERASMUS |
| Sent off with a wave of the hand? |
HYPNOTISED |
| Stuffy complaint |
CATARRH |
| Taking money out for retirement |
WITHDRAWAL |
| They control ovens, cooking the roasts |
RHEOSTATS |
| Timely sort of police raid |
PERIODICAL |
| West Country lady |
WOMAN |
| Wide awake for a siren call |
ALERT |
| Willie Winkie's running gear |
NIGHTGOWN |