| Awards from damsel in distress |
MEDALS |
| Bird in sun with fish |
STARLING |
| Blind drawn |
CLOSED |
| Butcher or sniper for an inmate |
PRISONER |
| Call out suddenly |
EXCLAIM |
| Captive |
PRISONER |
| Chosen people, in trouble, lectured |
ELECT |
| Cistern |
TANK |
| Crib accommodates a boss |
MANAGER |
| Deathless, timeless, not blameless |
IMMORAL |
| Dress in |
WEAR |
| Executive |
MANAGER |
| Fertile spot |
OASIS |
| Fervent |
INTENSE |
| Fixer, right one, old soldier |
RIVET |
| Flower seen in reversed supernovae |
AVON |
| Futuristic literature (informal) |
sci-fi |
| Genre: some commend it for itself initially |
sci-fi |
| Genteel |
REFINED |
| Gregarious songbird |
STARLING |
| High fliers needing fresh raw rice |
AIRCREW |
| Instant |
MOMENT |
| Introduce new ways |
INNOVATE |
| Jacket on, repaired free |
REEFER |
| Large game fish |
MARLIN |
| Metal bolt |
RIVET |