| Job to be done |
TASK |
| Large container for rubbish |
SKIP |
| Lines of equal barometric pressure |
ISOBARS |
| Make vague reference to |
ALLUDE |
| Mystery, riddle |
ENIGMA |
| Official who evaluates property |
ASSESSOR |
| Person who pays too much attention to formal rules |
PEDANT |
| Remorseless, ruthless |
PITILESS |
| Republic in central Africa |
ZAMBIA |
| Retained |
KEPT |
| Set free |
LIBERATE |
| Single-reed instrument |
CLARINET |
| Something of little importance |
TRIVIA |
| Stitching |
SEWING |
| Strong black coffee |
ESPRESSO |
| With the sharpest incline |
STEEPEST |