| Affectation; self-love |
VANITY |
| Being of assistance to someone |
HELPFUL |
| Charles -----, infamous US fraudster |
PONZI |
| City of New York state; bison, colloquially |
BUFFALO |
| Deceive; swindle |
COZEN |
| Divisions; dissenting cliques |
SECTS |
| Find fee (anag) |
EFFENDI |
| Humourless in expression |
POFACED |
| Inflammatory, often suppurating skin lesion |
ULCER |
| Isaac ------ (1920-92), Russian-American sci-fi author |
ASIMOV |
| Join forces |
UNITE |
| Jurisdiction of a Father or Mother Superior |
ABBACY |
| N American beaver-like aquatic rodent with dark glossy fur |
MUSKRAT |