| ... was I ere I saw Elba (palindrome) |
ABLE |
| Act not about this instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body |
OCTANT |
| Action and legal document |
DEED |
| Additional material at the end |
ADDENDUM |
| Angular unit and college award |
DEGREE |
| Appointed to a duty or task |
ASSIGNED |
| Ardently and avidly |
EAGERLY |
| Belonging to them |
THEIRS |
| Bet he's turned up in the ancient Greek city |
THEBES |
| Cab lit up the sea |
BALTIC |
| Colourless transparent quartz |
CRYSTAL |
| Confidently optimistic and cheerful |
SANGUINE |
| Convict or detainee |
PRISONER |
| Cut the ribbon |
OPENED |
| Dispute the honesty of |
IMPUGN |
| Extraordinarily large |
ENORMOUS |
