| Hint or gratuity |
TIP |
| Informally excellent, the very best |
TIPTOP |
| Looked closely |
PEERED |
| Make fun of or dispatch aloft |
SENDUP |
| Move into a sloping position |
TILT |
| Not many |
FEW |
| Of appearance, harsh and forbidding |
DOUR |
| Quote, refer to |
CITE |
| Roman goddess of love |
VENUS |
| Routine or household tasks |
CHORES |
| Run fast with flair |
DASH |
| Slangy nonsense |
BOLONEY |
| Strong feeling as of love or hate |
EMOTION |
| The dark planet |
SATURN |
| The object with the bullseye |
TARGET |
| Threatening, doesn't look good |
OMINOUS |
| Tier or stratum |
LAYER |
| Unwelcome bird in the nest |
CUCKOO |
| Vegetable emblem of Wales |
LEEK |
| Woven or machine-knitted fabric |
TEXTILE |
| Woven ornamental trimming |
BRAID |