| 19th-century warship |
IRONCLAD |
| Blood-sucking worm |
LEECH |
| Boulder; music |
ROCK |
| Cleaning implement |
BRUSH |
| Confused situation |
MESS |
| Creatures in their natural habitat |
WILDLIFE |
| Cry out (in shock, etc) |
EXCLAIM |
| Customs, conventions |
MORES |
| Device limiting boat's drift |
LEEBOARD |
| Easily alarmed |
NERVOUS |
| Former British soldier |
REDCOAT |
| Francis —, French composer |
POULENC |
| Gracefully thin |
SLIM |