| A repeated phrase in Eliot initially identifying taxes |
TARIFFS |
| A second-rate dyer, one avoiding the hard stuff |
ABSTAINER |
| Alluring companion exciting Mairi’s cat |
CHARISMATIC |
| Beginning of work involving Italian singer |
BARITONE |
| Break cover, initially appearing in sloop-rigged vessel |
HOLIDAY |
| Character transfixed by horse’s carrying capacity |
TONNAGE |
| Coach further, and keep, outside right |
RETRAIN |
| Dollar cakes with room for moving around |
SMACKEROO |
| Drawn to suits, soldier in written works promises to pay |
LITIGIOUS |
| End of shocking scam over Greek character’s dumplings |
GNOCCHI |
| Fantasist of dismal aspect touring Maine |
DREAMER |
| Female flautist’s second record |
ANNAL |
| Gelatinous substance from a river crossing Georgia |
AGAR |
| Home Counties woman, one married in Barcelona, say? |
SENORA |
| In the main, it’s a source of upheaval |
SEAQUAKE |
| Largely superfluous note about Motown |
DETROIT |