| In equilibrium |
BALANCED |
| It needs to be scratched |
ITCH |
| Man-made waterways |
CANALS |
| Mineral deposits |
ORES |
| Models of excellence |
IDEALS |
| Molluscs with wavy-edged shells |
SCALLOPS |
| Old monetary unit of Portugal |
ESCUDO |
| Original people of New Zealand |
MAORIS |
| Reminder of past events |
SOUVENIR |
| Shrewdness in planning ahead |
PRUDENCE |
| Slow down growth |
RETARD |
| Stripping of feathers |
PLUCKING |
| Strips either side of a ploughed furrow |
RIDGES |
| Ten years |
DECADE |
| The difference between exports and imports |
TRADEGAP |
| Worse than usual |
BELOWPAR |