| ''... is the cruellest month'' (TS Eliot) |
APRIL |
| A warning of harm to come |
THREAT |
| Burst of fire from several guns |
SALVO |
| Coils of yarn |
SKEINS |
| Conjuror, illusionist |
MAGICIAN |
| County in the southwest of England |
DORSET |
| Cut away overgrown branches |
PRUNED |
| Destroyed completely |
RUINED |
| Enthusiastic supporter |
FAN |
| Fatuous, silly |
INANE |
| For that reason |
THEREFORE |
| For this reason |
HENCE |
| Greek goddess of love and beauty |
APHRODITE |
| Happen |
OCCUR |
| Innocent or unsophisticated |
NAIVE |
| Large triangular sail at the front of a yacht |
SPINNAKER |
| Matter in dispute |
ISSUE |
| Naturist |
NUDIST |
