| Bamboo vessel, not round |
CANE |
| Bat defensively, a single wicket in stand |
STONEWALL |
| Cherish processed English cheese |
CHESHIRE |
| Desire to do mischief in country church |
MALICE |
| Dress caught on a black taxi |
MINICAB |
| Excitedly telling niece news |
INTELLIGENCE |
| Explosive ingredient some disconcertingly brought round |
NITRE |
| Fantastic country is fine, with a lake |
FAERIE |
| Go without food, finding a trace of mercury in salmon? |
FAMISH |
| I invested in horse over win |
GAIN |
| Ice to keep fresh without power |
RESERVE |
| Idly read lines in bed, mostly |
BROWSE |
| Lighter finished as fluid escaped |
SPILLOVER |
| Note Mickey almost is universally recognised |
FAMOUS |