| A magic spell or curse |
HEX |
| About or around - in Latin |
CIRCA |
| About to happen very soon |
IMMINENT |
| Begins or flinches |
STARTS |
| Chit acknowledging debt |
IOU |
| Cool and remote, even unfriendly |
ALOOF |
| Disease that withers plants such as potatoes |
BLIGHT |
| Evergreen flowering shrub from olden era |
OLEANDER |
| Fairytale dwarfs as garden ornaments |
GNOMES |
| Fireside instrument with two gripping arms |
TONGS |
| Former German state - the Nazi era was the Third |
REICH |
| Greek goddess of peace |
IRENE |
| Hirsute penitential garment for men |
HAIRSHIRT |
| Hollow between limb and shoulder |
ARMPIT |
| Insure cox on pleasure trip |
EXCURSION |
| Japanese emperor as in G & S operetta |
MIKADO |
| Lift or haul with some effort |
HEAVE |
| More cunning in vulpine way |
FOXIER |
