| Agatha ..., mystery story writer |
CHRISTIE |
| Arches for trailing plants |
PERGOLAS |
| Boringly long-winded |
VERBOSE |
| Calm, pacify, placate |
APPEASE |
| Control, direct, run |
MANAGE |
| Decided firmly on a course of action |
RESOLVED |
| Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain |
SADISTIC |
| Drink of the gods |
NECTAR |
| Eight pints |
GALLON |
| English river flowing through Stratford |
AVON |
| Enter by force to conquer |
INVADE |
| Enumerating |
COUNTING |
| Extraordinarily large |
ENORMOUS |
| Extremely angry |
RAGING |
| Grooved nails |
SCREWS |
| Incidentally |
BYTHEWAY |
