| Arithmetic figure |
NUMERAL |
| Bird of prey’s claw |
TALON |
| Blue or fin whale, eg |
RORQUAL |
| Boat race competitor |
ROWER |
| Close with stitches |
sew up |
| Coastal road cut into the face of a cliff |
CORNICHE |
| Country of north Africa |
EGYPT |
| Dispatched (a letter, eg) |
SENT |
| Gull-like seabird |
TERN |
| Hold the ---, briefly take charge |
FORT |
| Irish playwright and wit |
WILDE |
| Obstinate |
STUBBORN |
| Photocopier chemical |
TONER |