| 'The . . . . . . . . . catches the worm ' |
EARLYBIRD |
| A belief or creed - a palindrome |
TENET |
| A heavy rope or cable for mooring ship |
HAWSER |
| Allowed fixed quantity only as in times of scarcity |
RATIONED |
| American state, capital Boise |
IDAHO |
| Call attention or allude to |
ADVERT |
| Capital of Egypt |
CAIRO |
| Catch up with and pass |
OVERTAKE |
| Collect or come together |
GATHER |
| Concentrated on as with camera |
FOCUSSED |
| Donkey or silly person |
ASS |
| Excessive or irrational self-conceit |
EGOMANIA |
| Female Gaelic death-portending spirits - now kind of has-beens |
BANSHEES |
| Great canal connecting Atlantic and Pacific |
PANAMA |
| Growls fiercely or tangles up |
SNARLS |
| Hinder the growth of |
STUNT |
| In brief, meeting held once a year |
AGM |
| In the nude - in France |
AUNATUREL |
