| A little peach, occasionally sweet |
CHOC |
| A royal primarily in woven satin, Russian empress |
TSARINA |
| Ancient city, portion in South Africa |
SPARTA |
| Bloomer getting daughter into other dodgy card game |
red-hot poker |
| Bold leader in historic Scottish city |
PERTH |
| Card carrying first of nine spots |
ACNE |
| Catch tail-enders in Australian side, distraught |
NET |
| Changing, triangle shatters |
ALTERING |
| Cook retains right sieve |
STRAINER |
| Darkness close, end of daylight |
NIGHT |
| God a degree above king and queen! |
MAKER |
| Letters stolen by bitter evangelist |
APOSTLE |