| Martial art |
KUNGFU |
| Merciful — net line (anag) |
LENIENT |
| Not as many |
FEWER |
| Pointed tool (which killed Trotsky) |
ICEPICK |
| School classes |
FORMS |
| Small vegetable, pickled whole |
GHERKIN |
| State of heightened activity |
AROUSAL |
| Stevenage, Crawley or Hatfield, for example |
NEWTOWN |
| Talisman |
AMULET |
| To be played quickly and with liveliness |
ALLEGRO |
| To tape (anag) |
TEAPOT |
| Underwater weapon |
TORPEDO |
| US Democrat Party symbol |
DONKEY |