| Brightest or best dressed |
SMARTEST |
| Dioxide or monoxide, say |
CARBON |
| Discarded pieces of food |
SCRAPS |
| Explode, erupt |
BURST |
| Facial expression of dislike or concentration |
FROWN |
| Find the answer from the clue |
SOLVE |
| For the most part |
MAINLY |
| Frightful, ugly |
HORRIBLE |
| Frozen water |
ICE |
| Go for the person with the ball |
TACKLE |
| Ill-tempered and crabby |
GRUMPY |
| Inborn pattern of behaviour |
INSTINCT |
| Incompetent |
INEPT |
| Large vessel and large tax |
VAT |
| Large, hard-shelled seed |
NUT |
| Lay in wait |
LURKED |
| Made believe, feigned, |
PRETENDED |
| Make corrections |
EMEND |