| Barbara Bush or Michelle Obama? |
FIRSTLADY |
| Beset by difficulties |
EMBATTLED |
| Blind temporarily |
DAZZLE |
| Carry on the back and shoulders |
PIGGYBACK |
| Challenge (to be cleared) |
HURDLE |
| Chewed shrub |
COCA |
| Chicken leg |
DRUMSTICK |
| Discriminatory or abusive behaviour |
SEXISM |
| Doing nothing |
IDLE |
| Hand over |
GIVE |
| Impatient at having nothing to do (in prison?) |
STIRCRAZY |
| Long John Silver's Captain Flint |
PARROT |
| Made to withstand serious wear |
HEAVYDUTY |
| Maiden (often in distress) |
DAMSEL |