| Hereditary stuff |
DNA |
| High-elevation goat |
IBEX |
| Hit the brakes on this |
RED |
| Ireland, another way |
EIRE |
| It can be aroused |
IRE |
| It can have a leg up |
IBIS |
| It's fleeced |
EWE |
| It's tailor-made |
HEM |
| Key word in an FDR quote |
INFAMY |
| Kind of node or gland |
LYMPH |
| Last word of the golden rule |
YOU |
| Lavish with flowers and chocolates |
WOO |
| Like a desert |
ARID |
| Mansion with grounds |
ESTATE |
| Mythical Greek god of war |
ARES |
| Plop down for awhile |
REST |
| Psyche component |
EGO |
| Razor-billed bird in the cold |
AUK |
| Rearward, to a rear admiral |
ASTERN |
| Rejuvenating retreat |
SPA |
| Solo by a lady in a Viking helmet |
ARIA |
| Speak softly or indistinctly |
MURMUR |
| Stand out in the crowd |
EXCEL |
| Stephen, in the Bible |
MARTYR |
| Stuff between metal gears meshing |
OIL |
| Things on mats |
PLATES |
| Tree on a shady street, perhaps |
ELM |
| Trio in Bethlehem |
MAGI |
| Try to persuade |
URGE |
| Very, very long time |
EON |
| Wait at the light |
IDLE |
| What a dog-eared book has been |
READ |
| What people on a waiting list wait for |
OPENING |
| Work at, as a trade |
PLY |