| Baked custard dessert |
CREMECARAMEL |
| Beaten soundly |
THRASHED |
| Become affected by open sores — late cure (anag) |
ULCERATE |
| Bird's pouch for storing food |
CRAW |
| Deep dish for serving soup |
TUREEN |
| Easy to control or influence |
TRACTABLE |
| Engraved |
ETCHED |
| Excluded as a possibility |
RULEDOUT |
| Fine porcelain from Germany |
DRESDENCHINA |
| Half-year division of an academic year |
SEMESTER |
| Heart of the matter |
CORE |