| Leave quickly and secretly because of wrongdoing |
ABSCOND |
| Levers, jemmies |
PRISES |
| Long poem telling of a hero's deeds |
EPIC |
| Mass of eggs deposited by fish |
SPAWN |
| Not enough to meet demand |
SCARCE |
| Obsess at the bad fireproof substance |
ASBESTOS |
| Of imaginary characters or events |
FICTIONAL |
| Option, alternative |
CHOICE |
| Provides help |
ASSISTS |
| Spoken, not written |
ORAL |
| Stiffening carbohydrate |
STARCH |
| The spirit of the age |
ZEITGEIST |
| These weeds have prickly leaves |
THISTLES |
| Three feet |
YARD |
| Tingling feeling of excitement |
THRILL |
| Turning on an axis like a wheel |
ROTARY |
| Two at a strange Canadian city |
OTTAWA |
| Utilising |
USING |
