| Kind of tax as on house purchase - or letter post? |
STAMPDUTY |
| Large independent system of stars |
GALAXY |
| Long-haired dog of Chinese breed, or informal food |
CHOW |
| Looking or staring at |
EYEING |
| Major artery on left of heart |
AORTA |
| Make smaller in proportion to original |
SCALEDOWN |
| Moving hand to and fro in greeting |
WAVING |
| Of speech, clear and penetrating |
INCISIVE |
| Person spoken of as a notable example |
BYWORD |
| Plain cotton cloth, white or unbleached |
CALICO |
| Romp, frolic |
CAVORT |
| Scattered broken pieces, rubble |
DEBRIS |
| Shrill cry or bark |
YELP |
| Soft cloth for cleaning surface |
DUSTER |
| Swiftest Greek warrior in the Trojan War who killed himself |
AJAX |
| Thing thought to bring bad luck |
HOODOO |
| Title of Frenchmen |
MESSIEURS |
| Wanted, was without |
LACKED |