| One breaks out of prison |
ESCAPEE |
| Outer layer of tissue |
SKIN |
| Portending evil |
OMINOUS |
| Raises trivial objections |
CAVILS |
| Root vegetable |
TURNIP |
| Scottish landowners |
LAIRDS |
| Series of eight notes in music |
OCTAVE |
| Shocked and horrified |
APPALLED |
| Silly fools |
IDIOTS |
| Strong black coffee |
ESPRESSO |
| Stuff and nonsense |
DRIVEL |
| Table of names of those to be killed |
HITLISTS |
| Tendency to always expect the best |
OPTIMISM |
| The birds forewarn of danger in the mines |
CANARIES |
| The lowest number |
FEWEST |
| This sort of thing is socially acceptable |
DONE |
