| Make hole in, penetrate |
PIERCE |
| More tidy and orderly |
NEATER |
| Muhammad's daughter or shrine in Portugal (6) |
FATIMA |
| Of offence, very bad and obvious |
FLAGRANT |
| Of train, force off tracks |
DERAIL |
| Official orders or decrees |
EDICTS |
| Pass or shed burden to someone else |
OFFLOAD |
| Passing through the middle of Medina |
MEDIAN |
| Poetic blood |
GORE |
| Re waste: it's a garment |
SWEATER |
| Refrain from insisting on right or claim |
WAIVE |
| Shorten by cutting off the top |
TRUNCATE |
| Sister of Lazarus and Mary |
MARTHA |
| Stain or discolour |
TARNISH |
| The archer's missile |
ARROW |
| Things belonging to the past |
BYGONES |
| Winning of all 13 tricks in bridge game |
GRANDSLAM |
| ` `Parting is such sweet ......' ' |
SORROW |