| More equitable |
FAIRER |
| Not enough to meet demand |
SCARCE |
| Opening at the top of the head of a whale |
BLOWHOLE |
| Refusing to accept or believe |
DENYING |
| Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, according to Keats |
AUTUMN |
| Senior person in a firm, executive or non-executive |
DIRECTOR |
| Spoke softly or indistinctly |
MURMURED |
| Standards on which to base judgments |
CRITERIA |
| The trachea |
WINDPIPE |
| They assume power illegally |
USURPERS |
| Thin sauce made from fruit puree |
COULIS |
| Unending time |
ETERNITY |
| Unmarried |
SINGLE |
| Usually |
NORMALLY |
| Waver, be indecisive |
DITHER |
| Yields to another's wishes |
ACCEDES |