| Lose a decisive contest - meet your . . . . . . . . as Napoleon did |
WATERLOO |
| Milady's chamber |
BOUDOIR |
| Most recent or most unpunctual |
LATEST |
| Notation meaning without delay |
ASAP |
| Of language, pompous and not flowing easily |
TURGID |
| Open pastry filled with apple or jam |
TART |
| Peevish, inclined to complain |
PETULANT |
| Person in need of help, like footsore mallard |
LAMEDUCK |
| Religious ceremony for driving out an evil spirit |
EXORCISM |
| Slick hit may be laughter-inducing |
TICKLISH |
| State repeatedly, say again |
ITERATE |
| Strode around in English county |
DORSET |
| Strongly flavoured Italian sausage |
SALAMI |
| The Fab Four composer-singers |
BEATLES |
| Verdi's opera set in ancient Egypt |
AIDA |
| Very low opinion, sometimes of court |
CONTEMPT |