| (The) necessary funds |
WHEREWITHAL |
| Alleviate (pain) |
RELIEVE |
| Apprehension, anxiety |
NERVOUSNESS |
| Armed soldier |
MUSKETEER |
| Avian enthusiast |
bird lover |
| Belgian town ruined in the First World War |
YPRES |
| Bit by bit |
PIECEMEAL |
| Blinking |
NICTITATION |
| Capital of Colombia |
BOGOTA |
| Christmas |
NOEL |
| Coming into being |
NASCENT |
| Compendium volume |
OMNIBUS |
| Concentrating on one thing |
single-minded |
| Curdling agent |
RENNET |
| Decision needing little thought |
no-brainer |
| Division of a large organisation |
BRANCH |
| Eg, shoes, boots |
FOOTWEAR |
| Expression of gratitude |
thank you |
| Fable writer |
AESOP |
| Favourite topic; toy |
HOBBYHORSE |
| Formal declaration |
STATEMENT |
| Formal speech |
ORATION |
| Fourth book of the Old Testament |
NUMBERS |
| Group of poems by Blake |
songs of innocence |
| Hard-cased edible fruit |
sweet chestnut |
| Hertfordshire market town |
bishop's stortford |
| Inquisitive characteristic |
curiousness |
| Large bundle of hay |
BALE |
| Limits of responsibility for a body |
terms of reference |
| Narrow insistence on traditional doctrine |
SCHOLASTICISM |