| A division of a company contracted to be proficient |
ADEPT |
| A weed? Get a grip! Be brave! |
GRASPTHENETTLE |
| Author feeding the last character to lion in meal, I suspect |
EMILEZOLA |
| Caribbean island — make houses popular, it being in recession |
MARTINIQUE |
| Contact guzzling too much soup |
POTTAGE |
| Duck's first, and stew to keep going |
DRAGOUT |
| Elected official might, amongst gracious men |
LORDMAYOR |
| Flag of West European? Not quite |
IRIS |
| French leave resort at once, tanned by end of vacation |
NONATTENDANCE |
| Knight in action is fancied |
DESIRED |
| Labourer being taken care of conjointly |
HANDINHAND |
| Long canine having trouble with meat |
SAUSAGEDOG |
| Loopy joiner, general pain |
BLANKETSTITCH |
| Magic words in typos, here, wrongly |
HEYPRESTO |
