| It can be used the keep floodwater at bay, say |
SANDBAG |
| Light that seems to spin |
STROBE |
| Long-haired dog |
SETTER |
| Man who leads prayers in a mosque |
IMAM |
| Nocturnal, mouse-like mammal |
BAT |
| Oblivious |
UNAWARE |
| Part of a circle |
ARC |
| Plant with stinging hairs |
NETTLE |
| Powdery starchy food |
SAGO |
| Proportionately |
PRORATA |
| Representation of a person |
EFFIGY |
| Shake, quiver |
TREMBLE |
| Small biting fly |
GNAT |
| Small cases of dough with savoury fillings |
RAVIOLI |
| Terminates |
CEASES |
| Threatening or foreshadowing evil |
BALEFUL |
| Tree of the birch family |
ALDER |
| Tropical tree with yellow flowers |
MIMOSA |
| Up to now |
YET |
| Verse form of 14 lines |
SONNET |
| Young tree |
SAPLING |