| ... upon a time, for the storyteller |
ONCE |
| Apart from that |
OTHERWISE |
| Appraise critically |
REVIEW |
| Brain-teaser and coarse sieve |
RIDDLE |
| Closely cropped hairstyle |
CREWCUT |
| Closes up again securely |
RESEALS |
| Collect in one place |
GATHER |
| Decline to accept |
REFUSE |
| Drink of the gods |
NECTAR |
| Edge, border |
MARGIN |
| Explained or answered a mystery |
SOLVED |
| Felon, lawbreaker |
CRIMINAL |
| For a limited period only |
TEMPORARY |
| Gets undressed |
STRIPS |
| Grasses at river's edge |
REEDS |
| Group of countries under one authority |
EMPIRE |
| Helps out |
ASSISTS |
| Kudos, pat on the back |
PRAISE |