| A great number in the Roman military unit |
LEGION |
| Ascertaining length, breadth, etc. |
MEASURING |
| Blot out or erase |
DELETE |
| Capacity for action |
ENERGY |
| Condemn to exile |
BANISH |
| Cook by dry heat |
ROAST |
| Cooked too much or carried too far |
OVERDONE |
| Deserted the side, rodent-like |
RATTED |
| Dismissed from the job |
SACKED |
| Exact reparation for a wrong |
AVENGE |
| Fiddling emperor |
NERO |
| Fruits from the tree of peace |
OLIVES |
| Great gun |
CANNON |
| He engages in physical games |
SPORTSMAN |
| Hurry the mail with utmost speed |
POSTHASTE |
| Ill-health |
SICKNESS |
| Inescapable perdicament, dilemma |
IMPASSE |
| It's not among the favourites to bet on |
OUTSIDER |
