| Legal proceedings or tests of endurance |
TRIALS |
| Lend a hand |
ASSIST |
| Loathe |
DETEST |
| Metal lattice-work |
GRILLE |
| Mob of people |
CROWD |
| Never seen or performed before |
ORIGINAL |
| New piece of fiction? |
NOVEL |
| Not heavy |
LIGHT |
| Operatic lady round the manor |
NORMA |
| Out of sorts |
ILL |
| Pacified or conciliated |
PLACATED |
| Purpose of finish |
END |
| Rope for a cowboy |
LASSO |
| Squeeze out moisture |
WRING |
| They support the rails |
SLEEPERS |
| Torn piece of cloth |
RAG |
| Ugly old witch |
HAG |
| Uncouth or uninformed |
IGNORANT |
