| Natural talent |
GIFT |
| Organism in its earliest stages of development |
EMBRYO |
| Prickly plants |
THORNS |
| Reasonable |
FAIR |
| Related |
AKIN |
| San Diego (anag) — worried intensely |
AGONISED |
| Should it come to that |
IFNEEDBE |
| Sport involving displays of strength, balance and agility |
GYMNASTICS |
| Transactions in goods and services |
COMMERCE |
| US TV award |
EMMY |
| With deftness |
ADROITLY |
| Without vitality |
STAGNANT |