| Closest |
NEAREST |
| Cocktail of gin or vodka and vermouth |
MARTINI |
| Custom-made |
BESPOKE |
| Early bowed stringed instrument |
VIOL |
| Funeral rites |
EXEQUIES |
| Having power and influence over others |
DOMINANT |
| It's said to make perfect |
PRACTICE |
| Jealousy, begrudgery |
ENVY |
| Large goose-like water-bird |
SHELDUCK |
| Large hawklike birds of prey |
BUZZARDS |
| Liable to sudden change, erratic |
VOLATILE |
| Look briefly |
GLANCE |
| Losing colour gradually |
FADING |
| Malevolence, spite |
MALICE |
| More than anything else |
ABOVEALL |
| Not in a position to |
UNABLE |
