| Marine mollusc |
OYSTER |
| Marriageable |
NUBILE |
| Merited through behaviour |
EARNED |
| Metal awards |
MEDALS |
| Motives, explanations |
REASONS |
| Natural ability |
TALENT |
| Nevertheless, on the other hand |
BUT |
| One twelfth of a foot |
INCH |
| Poise, sang-froid |
APLOMB |
| Potato disease |
BLIGHT |
| Pulled or drawn tight |
TAUT |
| Rip up |
SHRED |
| Satirical sketch |
SKIT |
| Sea in northern Europe |
BALTIC |
| Spider's filament |
COBWEB |
| Step of a ladder |
RUNG |
| Swimmer's breathing device |
SNORKEL |
| The . . . of the Sixth Happiness (film) |
INN |
| Tiny fish, usually canned |
ANCHOVY |
| Type of rhododendron |
AZALEA |
| Urge, goad |
SPUR |
