| 43rd US state |
IDAHO |
| Academic in clash or wrangling |
SCHOLAR |
| Alien |
FOREIGN |
| Antecedent |
ANCESTOR |
| As soon as |
ONCE |
| Cat snore surprising predecessor |
ANCESTOR |
| Classification |
CATEGORY |
| Cotton fabric |
GINGHAM |
| Counterfeit gold imported from abroad |
FOREIGN |
| Crackpot |
ODDBALL |
| Criminal maid given time to confess |
ADMIT |
| Dark blue dye |
INDIGO |
| Dark purple |
CLARET |
| Diadem |
TIARA |
| Disease-causing bacterium |
GERM |
| Doctor without employment has thought |
MUSED |
| English bloke stirring tea to flow out |
EMANATE |
| Evil spirit |
DEMON |
| Exertion |
EFFORT |
| Famed speedboat |
BLUEBIRD |
| Go round city with king to find reptile |
GECKO |
| Great commotion |
TURMOIL |
| Greek character opposed to drink |
CHIANTI |
| Grey coat ripped in class |
CATEGORY |
| Heard expression, crude perhaps, causing confusion |
TURMOIL |
| Hero was first to absorb knowledge |
LEGEND |
| I had a little house in US region |
IDAHO |
| Iliad writer |
HOMER |
