| A temporary substitute or solution |
STOPGAP |
| After a long time, or in detail |
ATLENGTH |
| Bodily fibres carrying impulses of sensation |
NERVES |
| Break suddenly with cracking sound |
SNAP |
| Cape of .... .... in S Africa sounds optimistic |
GOODHOPE |
| Case of top cards |
ACES |
| Children's game: . ... with my little eye |
ISPY |
| Citizens of Thomas More's perfect state |
UTOPIANS |
| Communal farm in Israel |
KIBBUTZ |
| Composer of the ` `Messiah' ' |
HANDEL |
| Composition for voices and orchestra, often with biblical theme |
ORATORIO |
| Distinguished line of ancestors |
PEDIGREE |
| Downright, out-and-out |
ARRANT |
| Firm beliefs or doctrines |
TENETS |
| Former capital of Turkey, once Constantinople |
ISTANBUL |
| Go, nurse for the operator |
SURGEON |
