| Make impure |
CONTAMINATE |
| Moving part of plane’s tail |
RUDDER |
| Not given spiritual insight |
UNENLIGHTENED |
| Of great duration |
LENGTHY |
| One held for ransom |
HOSTAGE |
| Personal male assistant |
VALET |
| Pleasing; cloth for formal wear |
SUITING |
| Popular food fish |
HADDOCK |
| Process of investigation |
EXPLORATION |
| Pus-filled area of tissue |
ABSCESS |
| Red rose supporter |
LANCASTRIAN |
| Relating to a colonial ruler |
VICEREGAL |
| Remain in existence; suffer |
ENDURE |
| Sad, disappointed |
CRESTFALLEN |
| Satisfy (an appetite) |
ASSUAGE |
| Settle; determination |
RESOLVE |
| Sitter’s rest |
FOOTSTOOL |
| Sleepless in —, film |
SEATTLE |
| Sloping typeface |
ITALICS |
| Something inserted |
INSET |
| Spanish island in the North Atlantic |
gran canaria |
| Spying on trade secrets |
industrial espionage |
| State capital of Iowa |
des moines |
| Stewardess on a plane |
HOSTESS |
| Tearful |
LACHRYMOSE |
| Tetchy |
IRRITABLE |
| Think |
CEREBRATE |
| Time at the wicket |
INNINGS |
| Undue speed |
HASTE |
| Useful and informative |
INSTRUCTIVE |
| Very small quantity |
SOUPCON |
