| Assistant |
AIDE |
| Ballerinas' short skirts |
TUTUS |
| Committed campaigner |
ACTIVIST |
| Determination — coarse sandstone |
GRIT |
| Drab and depressing |
DINGY |
| Electronic device for restoring normal heart rhythm |
DEFIBRILLATOR |
| Entirely (Latin) |
INTOTO |
| Fit for the highest rank of nobility |
DUCAL |
| Happening |
EVENT |
| Hit with an open hand |
SLAP |
| In just a cursory way |
SUPERFICIALLY |
| Indistinct in outline |
BLEARY |
| Making lace by hand |
TATTING |