| Large leaping amphibian |
BULLFROG |
| Mid-day |
NOON |
| Musician who's dazzlingly skilled |
VIRTUOSO |
| Narrow channel of the sea |
STRAIT |
| Not based on fact |
IMAGINED |
| Pass, as time does |
ELAPSE |
| Personification of the US government |
UNCLESAM |
| Printed characters |
TYPE |
| Put down, degrade |
DEMEAN |
| Russian grandmother and her headscarf |
BABUSHKA |
| Search through haphazardly |
RUMMAGE |
| Separating the notes, in music |
STACCATO |
| Slaughter of many |
MASSACRE |
| Small finch |
LINNET |
| UN organisation responsible for aid to children |
UNICEF |
| Unwind or untwist |
UNCOIL |