| Month named after emperor of Rome |
AUGUST |
| Narrow strips of material |
RIBBONS |
| Not one thing |
NONE |
| Older relative |
GRANDMA |
| Opposed to |
AGAINST |
| Pass away |
DIE |
| Place of safety |
REFUGE |
| Playfully vexing |
TEASING |
| Public transport vehicles |
BUSES |
| Raised platform |
DAIS |
| Sick |
ILL |
| Signs representing other things |
SYMBOLS |
| Skins from top of heads |
SCALPS |
| Song for solo voice |
ARIA |
| State categorically |
ASSERT |
| Street-seller |
HAWKER |
| Strong offensive smell |
STENCH |
| Sturdy, strong and enduring |
RUGGED |
| The range of the eye |
VIEW |
| They connect muscle to bone |
SINEWS |
| Thinly scattered |
SPARSE |