| A rotten ovoid |
BADEGG |
| Assist, aid |
HELP |
| Bladed weapons in north Dublin |
SWORDS |
| Booted out of office |
OUSTED |
| Cheerfully willing to do favours |
OBLIGING |
| Exercises performed face down |
PRESSUPS |
| Footwear |
SHOE |
| Gave confidence to |
ASSURED |
| German songs for piano and solo voice |
LIEDER |
| Globe, orb |
SPHERE |
| Hair-care product |
SHAMPOO |
| Head side of a coin |
OBVERSE |
| Heedless, unthinking |
CARELESS |
| Highly decorated glazed earthenware |
MAJOLICA |
| Holder of an academic degree |
GRADUATE |
| Joined into a single entity |
UNITED |