| 'It came upon the . . . . . . . . clear' (carol) |
MIDNIGHT |
| Alleviated, lightened |
RELIEVED |
| At any time |
EVER |
| Bare, simple |
MERE |
| Bird in a clock? |
CUCKOO |
| Containers for liquid or ships |
VESSELS |
| Dancer, Prancer etc. |
REINDEER |
| Detects, makes out |
DISCERNS |
| Diminished, decreased |
LESSENED |
| French cake |
GATEAU |
| Joined by treaty |
ALLIED |
| Made better |
IMPROVED |
| Meal outdoors |
PICNIC |
| Mendicant |
BEGGAR |
| Movable bar in a compass |
NEEDLE |
| Nautical, maritime |
MARINE |
