| Adopt or support a cause |
ESPOUSE |
| Beethoven's Emperor or Bach's Brandenburg, for instance |
CONCERTO |
| Bend the knee in respect |
CURTSY |
| Congested, choked |
CLOGGED |
| Cut lines into a surface with acid |
ETCH |
| Decrees issued by Muslim authority |
FATWAS |
| Double-cooked mixture of chopped meat and vegetables |
HASH |
| Dwelling places |
ABODES |
| Eastern |
ORIENTAL |
| Eight-legged creature |
SPIDER |
| Elective, not obligatory |
OPTIONAL |
| Entertainment district in London |
SOHO |
| Formality in bearing and appearance |
GRAVITAS |
| It's now Taiwan |
FORMOSA |
| Long-tailed, brilliantly coloured birds |
MACAWS |
| Might Ross wrap up these birds? |
SPARROWS |