| New Year’s Eve in Scotland |
HOGMANAY |
| Nobly courageous |
HEROIC |
| One who is missing or away |
ABSENTEE |
| Person following an eating regime |
DIETER |
| Plastic means of payment |
debit card |
| Scintilla |
IOTA |
| Sharp tip |
POINT |
| Shut |
CLOSED |
| Small building or room used for worship |
CHAPEL |
| Subdivision of geological time |
AEON |
| Tract of heathland |
MOOR |
| Unresolved detail |
loose end |
| Witty conversation or banter |
REPARTEE |