| '''Success is counted ...by those who ne'er succeed'' (Emily Dickinson) (8)' |
SWEETEST |
| 'Attentive, watchful (5)' |
ALERT |
| 'Contemporary, up-to-the-minute (6)' |
MODERN |
| 'John Henry ..., founder of what is now UCD (6)' |
NEWMAN |
| 'Just, only (6)' |
MERELY |
| 'Rapt, immersed (9)' |
ENGROSSED |
| 'The Curragh or Longchamps, say (9)' |
RACETRACK |
| 'They happen once in every four (4,5)' |
LEAPYEARS |
| 'Wrong, misguided (8)' |
MISTAKEN |
| A quantity of valuable objects |
TREASURE |
| Accents and idioms |
DIALECTS |
| Ben talks about the bedclothes |
BLANKETS |
| Calendar month |
APRIL |
| Drink alcohol |
IMBIBE |
| Fully developed |
MATURE |
| Growing old |
AGING |
| Hardy cereal grass |
RYE |
| Have an intense feeling of longing |
YEARN |