| A drowning man will clutch . . . . . . . . |
ATASTRAW |
| A French father |
PERE |
| A violent breaking out, as of volcano |
ERUPTION |
| Antler-bearing animal |
DEER |
| Assist as in a crisis - to leave house? |
HELPOUT |
| Beginner as in religious order |
NOVICE |
| Daniel .'. . . . . . ., the great Irish Liberator (1'7) |
OCONNELL |
| Fame, high reputation |
RENOWN |
| Famous novel by Samuel Butler - nowhere to be found |
EREWHON |
| Forcibly ejected from office or position |
OUSTED |
| Ghost visitation on ninth Aug |
HAUNTING |
| Gifts given in acknowledgement of behaviour or merits |
REWARDS |
| Happen in reality, as dreams may (4, 4) |
COMETRUE |
| It neutralises acid |
ALKALI |
| Jeers or mocks |
TAUNTS |
| Meat paste or head |
PATE |
