| Mediterranean island |
MALTA |
| Naval rank |
ADMIRAL |
| Noisy quarrel |
SQUABBLE |
| Old instrument like a dulcimer |
PSALTERY |
| Poorly lit; depressed |
GLOOMY |
| Regular monthly wage |
SALARY |
| Right-hand page |
RECTO |
| Small round boat |
CORACLE |
| Sullen, bad-tempered |
MOROSE |
| Tolkien creature |
HOBBIT |
| Wall painting |
MURAL |
| Well-known musical |
LESMISERABLES |
| — Groan, novel by Mervyn Peake |
TITUS |