| Musically arranged |
ORCHESTRATED |
| Part of a step |
RISER |
| Private soldier in the Royal Engineers |
SAPPER |
| Rent |
HIRE |
| River (which is originally blue and white) |
NILE |
| Ruin |
DILAPIDATION |
| Shallow trench made by a plough |
FURROW |
| Studying just before an exam |
REVISION |
| Suspenseful |
GRIPPING |
| Wastes time |
IDLES |
| Winged insect — amigo (anag) |
IMAGO |
| Worry unnecessarily |
FRET |