| Italian volcano |
VESUVIUS |
| Last month |
DECEMBER |
| Loincloths worn by Hindu men |
DHOTIS |
| Miserly |
MEAN |
| Not any |
NONE |
| Obstruction |
OBSTACLE |
| Of cats |
FELINE |
| Paying no attention to |
IGNORING |
| Place of safety or protection |
ASYLUM |
| Provoke to action |
INCITE |
| Regular and unvarying series of actions |
ROUTINES |
| Small stream |
RUNNEL |
| Steered clear of |
AVOIDED |
| Stick or club with a heavy end |
BLUDGEON |
| Surgical stitch |
SUTURE |
| Walk leisurely |
SAUNTER |