| Immature insects |
LARVAE |
| In name only |
TITULAR |
| It's distilled from molasses |
RUM |
| Language closely related to Hindi |
URDU |
| Large wild animals |
BEASTS |
| Marine mammal |
DOLPHIN |
| Measuring strip |
TAPE |
| Moose |
ELKS |
| Most recent |
LATEST |
| Narrow strip of water between two larger ones |
STRAIT |
| Not far away |
NEAR |
| Of the greatest importance |
VITAL |
| Oliver is the artful one |
DODGER |
| Order forbidding trade |
EMBARGO |
| Pretends |
FEIGNS |
| Scottish pouch |
SPORRAN |
| Slid out of control |
SKIDDED |
| Stakes |
WAGERS |
| They contain four right angles |
SQUARES |
| Two or more |
PLURAL |
| Unsightly |
UGLY |