| Mouse or squirrel, say |
RODENT |
| Move upwards |
ASCEND |
| Needle or lace hole |
EYE |
| Nurse, nun and relative |
SISTER |
| Partner, colleague |
ASSOCIATE |
| Printouts or leaflets given, to accompany a lecture, perhaps |
HANDOUTS |
| Punctuation mark |
COMMA |
| Requires |
NEEDS |
| Sections of metrical text |
VERSES |
| Seem, look |
APPEAR |
| Self-assured and positive |
ASSERTIVE |
| Shrub with white flowers and berrylike fruit |
ELDER |
| Snooker stick |
CUE |
| Spring month |
APRIL |
| Statement of harmful intent |
THREAT |
| Temple on the Athenian Acropolis |
PARTHENON |
| The conscious mind |
EGO |
| They're non-military |
CIVILIANS |