| A 30-day month |
APRIL |
| A dog hunts (anag) |
STAGHOUND |
| Cause to explode |
SETOFF |
| City on the Missouri River, founded in 1854 and known as the 'Gateway to the West' |
OMAHA |
| Collector of wild fungi, berries etc |
FORAGER |
| Cut deeply |
SLASH |
| Delay |
RETARD |
| Doubtful |
UNSURE |
| Engrave |
ETCH |
| Essex resort on the Thames estuary |
SOUTHENDONSEA |
| Exe and Wye, say (but not Zed) |
RIVERS |
| Facilitated |
ENABLED |
| Gradual decline |
EROSION |
