| & |
AMPERSAND |
| '... ... is mightier than the sword' |
THEPEN |
| A quiet or half-suppressed laugh |
CHUCKLE |
| Abruptly reject lover |
JILT |
| Americans call it the fall |
AUTUMN |
| Bodily fibres carrying impulses of sensation |
NERVES |
| Case of a mattress |
TICK |
| Certain about ruse |
SURE |
| Contaminated or licentious |
IMPURE |
| Desert peninsula at north end of Red Sea |
SINAI |
| Draws close to |
NEARS |
| Edible seed, may be roasted or salted |
PEANUT |
| Fierce Indian of American SW, or Paris ruffian |
APACHE |
| Greek goddess of retribution |
NEMESIS |
| Greek minor sea-god with trident, fish-tail and shell trumpet |
TRITON |
| In this fracture, bone has pierced the skin |
COMPOUND |
| More lubricated or flattering |
OILIER |
| Not decorous or fitting |
UNSEEMLY |
