| Actors who play principal roles |
LEADS |
| An also-ran |
LOSER |
| Any number divisible by two |
EVEN |
| Artist's workroom |
STUDIO |
| Channel of communication |
MEDIUM |
| Claims or proofs that evidence is false |
REBUTTALS |
| Curve that bends round and crosses itself |
LOOP |
| Denizens of St Petersburg, say |
RUSSIANS |
| Diverted, entertained |
AMUSED |
| Exceptional, one-off |
SINGULAR |
| Fruit or vegetable dishes |
SALADS |
| German submarines of WW11 |
UBOATS |
| Give extra importance to |
EMPHASISE |
| Informal or nonchalant |
CASUAL |
| Informs with certainty and confidence |
ASSURES |
| Large flatfish |
TURBOT |
| Linear extent |
LENGTH |
| Make or become better |
IMPROVE |