| A big river, mostly deep blue |
ANIL |
| Alcoholic drink almost better after the end of Lent |
NIGHTCAP |
| Area covered in fine wood |
OAK |
| Brown bread perfectly absorbs soup at first |
TOAST |
| Colleague is friendly, but not initially |
ALLY |
| Correspondence still centrally stored by company |
PARITY |
| Daring performances wow banks of theatregoers |
STUNTS |
| Deception hard to prove |
CONFIRM |
| Fair charge ultimately included in cost for part-time staff? |
TEMPERATE |
| Fancy starter of unusual pâté enjoyed with relish? |
ate up |
| Fish beneath small rock |
SHAKE |
| Fraud involving computers being recalled |
SCAM |
| Gentle hint largely designed to impart information |
ENLIGHTEN |
| Increase in destruction of a coastline |
ESCALATION |
