| A second drink for the wife? |
other half |
| Acquisitive King invading this territory’s borders |
THIRSTY |
| Appreciating notes left after American’s probed glass substitute? |
MUSICAL |
| Army soldiers ousting one from concealed position |
HORDE |
| Article poses timeless item for debate |
THESIS |
| Bridge player, say, engaged in some work, producing unexpected feature |
easter egg |
| Clothing is hot, to some extent |
HABIT |
| Control sword, switching hands |
STEER |
| Fielder sees large number of people reduced after interval |
third man |
| Fine source of confusing statements but not primarily a cheat |
FIDDLER |
| Hydrogen lost in explosion about to circulate in rod casing? |
HOLSTER |
| Limits of truce probed by border topic |
THEME |
| Major work getting OUP excited, investing in lots of champagne |
magnum opus |
| Obscure publicity material ignoring second book |
BLUR |
| Observing vessel entering China |
MARKING |
| Radio’s studied later, after accident or crisis? |
red alert |
