| A line spoken by an actor to the audience |
ASIDE |
| Advantage gained by beginning earlier than others |
HEADSTART |
| Agatha ..., mystery story writer |
CHRISTIE |
| An antiquity that has survived from the distant past |
RELIC |
| Any hitch about this fragrant flower? |
HYACINTH |
| At a later time |
AFTER |
| Briefly immerse vegetables in boiling water |
BLANCH |
| Busied oneself in a mild way with trifling tasks |
POTTERED |
| Coco Chanel or Lainey Keogh, say |
DESIGNER |
| Debated, contended |
ARGUED |
| Decorated metal with engraved or embossed work |
CHASED |
| Explicit, particular |
SPECIFIC |
| Golfer's curve |
SWING |
| Hansel and Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood, say |
FAIRYTALE |
| He counts votes, unofficially |
TALLYMAN |
| I care about Heather, oddly |
ERICA |
| Ill-looking, pallid |
PEAKY |
| Injury to a joint by overstretching or tearing a ligament |
SPRAIN |
