| (Proverbially mad) milliner |
HATTER |
| Accident narrowly avoided |
NEARMISS |
| Balkan country on the Adriatic |
MONTENEGRO |
| Behind (in France) |
DERRIERE |
| Brandy-like spirit distilled from grape residue |
MARC |
| Depressing experience |
DOWNER |
| Discourteous |
IMPOLITE |
| Earnest plea |
ENTREATY |
| Firmly established |
DEEPROOTED |
| Fish (often jellied) |
EELS |
| Game with pitchers |
BASEBALL |
| Gobsmacked |
AMAZED |