| Old container, English, egg-shaped |
OVATE |
| Pruned around top of tulips and separated |
PARTED |
| Referring to man, monarch’s stand-in |
REGENT |
| Some ninon these Cretans can display having been tipped off? |
in on the secret |
| Southern headland attack — he’s blamed unfairly |
SCAPEGOAT |
| That’s surprising — bathmat oddly missing |
AHA |
| Too sure of oneself for novice, tend to be mistaken |
over-confident |
| Top bird, northern |
CROWN |
| True masculine field of study |
REALM |
| Unpleasant task in branch or elsewhere |
CHORE |
| Upset Catholic, Italian, I initially considered a fault-finder |
CRITIC |
| Will’s involved in this legal process? |
PROBATE |