| One of a series of partial payments |
INSTALMENT |
| Ordained church members |
CLERGY |
| Particular historic time period |
EPOCH |
| Perplexing |
BEWILDERING |
| Picture placed within another |
INSET |
| Pin for meat |
SKEWER |
| Potentially dangerous |
RISKY |
| Proverb |
ADAGE |
| Publicly honoured |
CELEBRATED |
| Ready for use |
OPERATIONAL |
| Reduce spending in hard times |
RETRENCH |
| Requires |
NEEDS |
| Roman gladiator who led slaves in revolt |
SPARTACUS |
| Rounded dome |
CUPOLA |
| Salad plant |
spring onion |
| Shake uncontrollably |
SHIVER |
| Silent, non-communicative |
SHTUM |
| Small bird |
crested tit |
| Smooth glossy fabric |
SATIN |
| Socially unconventional style of, eg, artists and writers |
BOHEMIANISM |
| Something kept in reserve |
an ace up ones sleeve |
| Straight muscles |
RECTI |
| Structure around a fireplace |
MANTELPIECE |
| Sudden increase |
SURGE |
| Talk of past events |
REMINISCE |
| Tall shoe support |
stiletto heel |
| Tall tree |
POPLAR |
| Term applied to social group tending to comment on current issues |
chattering classes |
| Variety of mushroom |
ink cap |
| Vigorously and incisively |
TRENCHANTLY |
| Wool from a llama relative |
ALPACA |
