| 'A . . . . . . . . sweeps clean' |
NEWBROOM |
| Affected person, strikes attitudes |
POSEUR |
| Assign or give to, say a duty |
ALLOCATE |
| Beer after whisky |
CHASER |
| Buildings for keeping birds |
AVIARIES |
| Decisive time, breaking point |
CRISIS |
| Face-covering for brides and other women |
VEIL |
| Fruit of evergreen tree like fir |
PINECONE |
| Happens, takes place |
OCCURS |
| He renounces former religion - may opt at sea |
APOSTATE |
| He's a man after my . . . . . . . . - I like him |
OWNHEART |
| High-pitched voice above natural range |
FALSETTO |
| Historically, a daughter of the Spanish king - sounds very young |
INFANTA |
| Ireland's longest river |
SHANNON |
| Is jealous of, begrudges |
ENVIES |
| Knights, rooks, pawns etc collectively - even the queen |
CHESSMEN |