| Bolster or strengthen |
RAMPUP |
| By word of mouth |
ORALLY |
| Crown all in the English county, strangely |
CORNWALL |
| Directs a patient to a specialist, say |
REFERS |
| Enthusiastically |
EAGERLY |
| Game played with long-handled racquets |
LACROSSE |
| Giving authority or means to do something |
ENABLING |
| Goals, objectives |
ENDS |
| Group of elements working as a whole |
SYSTEM |
| Grows old |
AGES |
| It's one in four |
LEAPYEAR |
| Looked at, warily perhaps |
EYED |
| Mental or emotional strain |
STRESS |
| Miniature whirlpools |
EDDIES |
| More affluent |
RICHER |
| Not made explicit |
UNSPOKEN |
