| Accumulated, brought together |
GATHERED |
| African desert |
SAHARA |
| Became less strong or severe |
ABATED |
| Bit by bit |
GRADUALLY |
| Comparison to show differences |
CONTRAST |
| Deliberately provoked by poking fun at |
TAUNTED |
| Disclose, make known |
REVEAL |
| Ducks with soft down |
EIDERS |
| Exclamation of discovery |
EUREKA |
| Flat and smooth |
EVEN |
| Former member of the armed forces |
VETERAN |
| French form of bowls |
BOULES |
| Friendly winter birds |
ROBINS |
| From which great oaks grow |
ACORNS |
| Go away from |
LEAVE |
| Greek letter and a jot |
IOTA |
| Inclined, bent |
LEANED |
| Injuries to living tissue |
WOUNDS |