| Lofty aims for ladies |
IDEALS |
| Make these to make up for past wrongs |
AMENDS |
| Manually skilful, handling things neatly |
DEFT |
| Of cooked vegetables, firm when bitten |
ALDENTE |
| Official prize in a draw |
AWARD |
| Open and frank |
CANDID |
| Peaceful and calm |
SERENE |
| Perform act or send to prison |
COMMIT |
| Pour wine from bottle to serving jug |
DECANT |
| Restrict to a specified amount |
LIMIT |
| Reverse decision or commitment - while on bike? |
BACKPEDAL |
| Set free or issued like film |
RELEASED |
| Short jacket or music for Spanish dance |
BOLERO |
| Sky-blue |
AZURE |
| Standard as for public service pay |
BENCHMARK |
| Stick to or remain faithful |
ADHERE |
| Strangled manually |
THROTTLED |
| Thomas More's perfect country |
UTOPIA |