| 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / . . . . . . in this petty place from day to day' (Macbeth) |
CREEPS |
| A hundred years |
CENTURY |
| Acquiring skill or knowledge |
LEARNING |
| Advancing slowly on the fringing? |
EDGING |
| Aircraft supported only by air |
GLIDER |
| Answer, reply |
RESPONSE |
| Area rich in petroleum deposits |
OILFIELD |
| By the time in question |
ALREADY |
| Catches in a trap |
ENSNARES |
| Close in time or space |
NEAR |
| Comfort, rest |
EASE |
| Distance north or south of the equator |
LATITUDE |
| Emphasise the strain? |
STRESS |
| Ex . . . . . ., optional |
GRATIA |
| Find a cure, strangely, in the colour |
ECRU |
| Functional, handy |
USEFUL |
