| 'Once . . . . . ., twice shy' |
BITTEN |
| A brief archaeological excavation |
DIG |
| A festive occasion, perhaps of sporting nature |
GALA |
| A young lady's beau - he thinks she's great |
ADMIRER |
| Act as stimulus - with pointed stick? |
GOAD |
| Arbiter of Welsh cheese dish |
RAREBIT |
| Building for a body |
TOMB |
| Charges for bus or train rides |
FARES |
| Children's plaything with plank over barrel |
SEESAW |
| Climax or turning point of fever |
CRISIS |
| Complain, be a grouch |
GRUMBLE |
| Composer of 'The Messiah' |
HANDEL |
| Defeated or thrashed |
BEATEN |
| Delayed tiredness after long plane journey |
JETLAG |
| Disclaim all connection or relationship with |
DISOWN |
| Discourage from doing something |
DETER |
| Distribute or complain informally |
GIVEOUT |
| Find it banal, like terrorist of Afghanistan |
TALIBAN |
| Japanese couch-bed convertible |
FUTON |
| Just a palindromic flop |
DUD |
| Kinds of greens |
GENRES |
