| A number entering branch that's on the decline |
WANING |
| A shire is getting reshaped by this body of water |
IRISHSEA |
| Arranged to have head removed, then extracted heart |
SCORED |
| Assassin captured by policeman in Japan |
NINJA |
| Award embracing the full essence of kissing? |
OSCULAR |
| Blue feathers for swallow? |
DOWN |
| Carp and beef when putting together such fusion dishes? |
Surfnturf |
| Clear evidence that search has been thorough! |
NOSTONEUNTURNED |
| Curls up when major food group's name is mispronounced! |
NESTLES |
| Excited geologist removes oil covering rich and large nutritional source! |
OSTRICHEGG |
| Group adds individual piece to religious text |
NONET |
| Intelligence can still be displayed during brain fog |
INFO |
| Leaders of Europe call off large invasion - it's a sickener |
ECOLI |
| Maintain new clubs said to be showing bias |
TENDENCY |
