| Aintree, for example |
RACECOURSE |
| Attack physically or verbally |
BELABOUR |
| Blessing — sort of companion? |
BOON |
| Comprehend |
UNDERSTAND |
| Cry of a donkey |
BRAY |
| Deep sea inlet, as between Iran and Saudi Arabia |
GULF |
| Dreadful |
DIRE |
| Extreme fear |
TERROR |
| Fast and unexpectedly |
SUDDENLY |
| Funeral car |
HEARSE |
| Garden hedge plant |
PRIVET |
| Hit with a powerful blow |
SOCK |