| Animal in shock, by the sound of it? |
HARE |
| Beautiful, as may be a low blow? |
BREATHTAKING |
| Bird in flight on knife-edge, rising |
KNOT |
| Christmas in no time, school ends |
NOEL |
| Cook elated about new way to serve pasta |
ALDENTE |
| Cross line of taxis in empty city |
CRANKY |
| Cut red line, not squiggly |
TENDERLOIN |
| Deliver container for fruit, perhaps? |
BOWL |
| Fly down something with a neck |
BLUEBOTTLE |
| Frank discussion -- between red queen and king, perhaps? |
HEARTTOHEART |
| Get a little sweet |
WINSOME |
| Gilt books for relation |
AUNT |
| High step, better |
UPSTAGE |
| Implicit message, obvious one |
OVERTONE |
| In honour of a police operation, raising one's glass |
TOASTING |