| Alfred the Great's brother and predecessor, d. 871 — the elder (anag) |
ETHELRED |
| Be a sign of |
DENOTE |
| Chinese dog similar to a Pekingese |
SHIHTZU |
| Christmas |
YULE |
| Come to maturity |
RIPEN |
| Conical (anag) — brief and to the point |
LACONIC |
| Exciting adventure |
ESCAPADE |
| Faithful |
LOYAL |
| Find oneself eventually |
ENDUP |
| Food fish |
SEABASS |
| Force the person responsible to explain what happened |
CALLTOACCOUNT |
| Frightening |
SCARY |
| Gangway |
AISLE |
