| . . . Gardner (film star) |
AVA |
| Allow a rule to be broken |
DEROGATE |
| Annual |
YEARLY |
| Bloodsucking worm |
LEECH |
| Cause to feel self-conscious |
EMBARRASS |
| Clearing in a wooded area |
GLADE |
| Compulsory force or threat |
DURESS |
| Deep pink colour |
CORAL |
| Difficult problem or coarse sieve |
RIDDLE |
| Divide by two |
HALVE |
| Drab, dismal |
DREARY |
| Experienced people who have given long service |
OLDHANDS |
| Fiddle |
VIOLIN |
| Happen |
OCCUR |
| Imperil |
ENDANGER |
| In an advanced stage of pregnancy |
GRAVID |
| It's used to connect words, clauses or sentences |
AND |
| Knitted or woven with diamond-shaped pattern |
ARGYLE |