| One has absolute authority |
DICTATOR |
| One keeps a web log |
BLOGGER |
| One or the other |
EITHER |
| Random draw of numbers from a drum |
LOTTERY |
| Rapturous |
ECSTATIC |
| Revolution, rotation |
GYRATION |
| Shape of the moon in first or last quarter |
CRESCENT |
| Small mouse-like animals |
SHREWS |
| Small soft bag, containing perfumed powder perhaps |
SACHET |
| Smart ..., he thinks he knows everything |
ALEC |
| The colour of unbleached linen |
ECRU |
| Tissues connecting muscle to bone |
TENDONS |
| Unable to speak |
MUTE |
| Underground stems that produce roots and shoots |
RHIZOMES |
| Went on board |
EMBARKED |
| Win a victory over |
DEFEAT |