| -- Dent, lexicographer on TV programme 'Countdown' |
SUSIE |
| -- Maria, coffee-flavoured liqueur |
TIA |
| Accept punishment submissively |
KISSTHEROD |
| Anatoli --, Russian chess player |
KARPOV |
| Arthur --, 1943-93, US tennis player |
ASHE |
| Broom made from a bundle of twigs tied to a handle |
BESOM |
| Building that is considered to be unsafe |
DEATHTRAP |
| Chewed piece of tobacco |
QUID |
| Clawed foot of a quadruped |
PAW |
| Club officials entrusted with funds |
TREASURERS |
| Comment out of turn and give unwanted advice |
KIBITZ |
| Contend in rivalry |
VIE |
| Contrapuntal musical composition |
FUGUE |
| Dancer's body-spin |
PIROUETTE |
| Examine and decide the truth in a legal case |
TRY |
| Garry --, Russian chess player |
KASPAROV |
