| A drop in the ocean? |
SPLASHDOWN |
| A good recent US vice-president |
AGNEW |
| A grant secured by the hurdler, maybe |
ATHLETE |
| A regular at the Met, perhaps, in poorer age, unfortunately |
OPERAGOER |
| A shiny paint -- English celebrity put on litres |
ENAMEL |
| A week facing custody may be difficult to deal with |
AWKWARD |
| Aberrant, sinner rose in a cantankerous state |
ORNERINESS |
| Check a second one's leather |
CHAMOIS |
| Clown in ghastly supermarket |
GRIMALDI |
| Complete system may be inappropriate, if not loud |
UNIT |
| Conservative rebels in times of intense difficulty |
CRISES |
| Easy to name leader of several nitwits |
SIMPLETONS |
| Examination of American uniform |
ALEVEL |
| First-rate low golf shot |
BLUECHIP |