| Agatha Christie's Belgian detective |
HERCULEPOIROT |
| Alec ------- - ----, UK prime minister 1963-64 |
DOUGLASHOME |
| Comes to nothing; is totally wasted |
GOESUPINSMOKE |
| Deposit: cabin |
LODGE |
| Diacritical mark placed below the letter 'c' to soften its pronunciation |
CEDILLA |
| Exterior; it scores 25 on a dartboard |
OUTER |
| Extremely ancient |
OLDASTHEHILLS |
| Friendly: linked |
ALLIED |
| Himalayan kingdom, capital Thimphu |
BHUTAN |
| Hosni -------, Egyptian president 1981-2011 |
MUBARAK |
