| Luke warm |
TEPID |
| Make black by burning, or a small trout |
CHAR |
| Mark of an old wound |
SCAR |
| Mythical flying creature killed by St George |
DRAGON |
| Not obedient or easily controlled |
WAYWARD |
| Old-fashioned boy friends |
BEAUX |
| Pablo . . . . . . ., great Spanish artist of 20th century |
PICASSO |
| Pantomime sailor from Arabian Nights |
SINBAD |
| Persons of exaggerated propriety, too easily shocked |
PRUDES |
| Sermons are preached from it |
PULPIT |
| Small bay or Dickensian chap |
COVE |
| Small palindromic dog |
PUP |
| So sad, too bad |
ALAS |
| Stuff that stiffens, say collars |
STARCH |
| Substance used to repel moths |
CAMPHOR |
| The crime of fire-setting |
ARSON |
| The floor of a fireplace |
HEARTH |
| Too much, surplus |
EXCESS |
| Tousled and untidy |
UNKEMPT |
| Turnips or Scandinavians |
SWEDES |
| Women generally, not just blondes |
FAIRSEX |