Ornamental cloth and headgear being worn to hide a knight turning up |
CAPARISON |
Out-of-form team wrongly positioned on field |
OFFSIDE |
Part of London well-liked, but not for top people |
POPLAR |
Playwright entertaining a man of colour? |
PAINTER |
Something fibrous turning up in eggs — and beer! |
ELASTIN |
Stand up, somehow, ground level collector |
DUSTPAN |
Thought to bring article forward for assistant |
AIDE |
Tricky account is hard to keep in line |
TICKLISH |
Very worried daughter is given lesson about e.g. writing |
DISTRAUGHT |
Vessel in harbour, almost one that could be mistaken for another |
PORRINGER |
Vicar of Bray perhaps less fat |
TRIMMER |
Walk backwards across a road to find explosive devices |
PETARDS |
What baby may be — innocent, clutching mater excitedly |
PREMATURE |
What you'd find in the kitchen — Aga best for cooking? |
tea bags |