| Affected modesty |
COYNESS |
| Brink |
EDGE |
| Cuts short — coarse weeds |
DOCKS |
| Descendant — heir |
SCION |
| Each rim (anag) — foolish fancy |
CHIMERA |
| Enclose snugly |
EMBED |
| Foot bones |
TARSI |
| For nothing |
GRATIS |
| Gin and vermouth cocktail |
MARTINI |
| Iris and Isis, for example |
GODDESSES |
| Jacques, French president 1995–2007 |
CHIRAC |
| Mechanic in the armed forces |
ARTIFICER |
| Misbehave badly |
CARRYON |