| New York underground |
SUBWAY |
| Noticed or remarked |
OBSERVED |
| Old Japanese assassin |
NINJA |
| Old-style cooking stove |
RANGE |
| One's individuality |
IDENTITY |
| Overcome by superior force |
OVERWHELM |
| Quartz with bands of colour |
AGATE |
| Shielded from danger |
PROTECTED |
| Small edible crustacean |
SHRIMP |
| Smoke flues |
CHIMNEYS |
| Stopping here is not allowed |
CLEARWAY |
| The art of growing dwarfed plants |
BONSAI |
| Throw it down to offer a challenge |
GAUNTLET |
| Uncooked |
RAW |
| Undeveloped but potentially useful |
FALLOW |
| Unit of length |
METRE |
| Went, came or brought back |
RETURNED |
| With dexterity |
DEFTLY |