| Of food, cooked so as to be firm when bitten |
ALDENTE |
| Person not well suited to his or her environment |
MISFIT |
| Person who does something as a pastime rather than a profession |
AMATEUR |
| Piece of armour carried on the arm |
SHIELD |
| Piece of furniture for members of a government |
CABINET |
| Polite address to man |
SIR |
| Popular body powder |
TALCUM |
| Put on guard, raised the alarm |
ALERTED |
| Raise to the knighthood or make more dignified |
ENNOBLE |
| Responds to a stimulus |
REACTS |
| River associated with Cleopatra |
NILE |
| Shakespeare : 'The Taming of the . . . . .' |
SHREW |
| Slang for a groat |
ARGOT |
| Socialise together, rub elbows with |
HOBNOB |
| Solve problem forcefully - cut the . . . . . . . knot |
GORDIAN |
| Swung from side to side, influenced by |
SWAYED |
| The first murder victim |
ABEL |
| The working man's income tax system |
PAYE |
| Tidy and spruce |
NEAT |
| Walks like a duck, dawdles foolishly |
WADDLES |
| Wine bottle twice the normal size |
MAGNUM |
