| Might Gran list badly towards the bird? |
STARLING |
| Most ridiculous |
SILLIEST |
| Passage below ground |
TUNNEL |
| Persevere, hang on in |
PERSIST |
| Peruse |
READ |
| Poetic verse |
STANZA |
| Printed characters |
TYPE |
| Provide aid, help out |
ASSIST |
| Pungent bulbs |
ONIONS |
| Regular news up-date |
BULLETIN |
| Rough calculation |
ESTIMATE |
| Section of a train |
CARRIAGE |
| Surface coating that comes with age |
PATINA |
| Talk socially without exchanging too much information |
NATTER |
| Two dots over a vowel in German |
UMLAUT |
| Wailing spirit that foretells death |
BANSHEE |