| Barely adequate |
PASSABLE |
| Begun |
COMMENCED |
| Bother |
ADO |
| Charisma (anag) — something very old-fashioned |
ARCHAISM |
| Cumbrian lake |
CONISTONWATER |
| Ditch — fight |
SCRAP |
| Examination of tissues or liquids from a living body |
BIOPSY |
| Fixed |
REPAIRED |
| Founder of the Metropolitan Police |
SIRROBERTPEEL |
| Free from obscurity |
CLEARCUT |
| French school-leaving exam |
BACCALAUREATE |
| Guinea pigs, hamsters etc |
RODENTS |
