| ------ Rachmaninov, composer |
SERGEI |
| Accord; harmony |
UNISON |
| Avoid; shun |
ESCHEW |
| British prime minister 1834-35; 1841-46 |
PEEL |
| Defensive stronghold; redoubt |
FORT |
| Fable; fantasy |
MYTH |
| Firelighter; potentially explosive situation |
TINDERBOX |
| Hang over; loiter |
HOVER |
| Hurt or knocked about; worse for wear |
INTHEWARS |
| I do gin (anag) |
INDIGO |
| Informally, great quantities |
OODLES |
| Leave dangerously late; allow little margin |
CUTITFINE |
| Literally, the steering side of a vessel |
STARBOARD |
| Oven; oast |
KILN |