| . . . . . Island is an American state, capital Providence |
RHODE |
| Alas, dame made oriental obeisance |
SALAAMED |
| Au . . . . . . means cooked with melted cheese |
GRATIN |
| Be taken thus to be surprised |
ABACK |
| Brings foot down heavily on the ground |
STAMPS |
| Capable of feeling things as in tenets |
SENTIENT |
| Caveat . . . . . ., - buyer beware |
EMPTOR |
| Consume for tea |
EAT |
| Ditto, similarly |
LIKEWISE |
| Entry into foreign country to conquer it |
INVASION |
| Errand we run for rover |
WANDERER |
| Exclamation of triumph or surprise |
AHA |
| Expose or disclose |
REVEAL |
| Final demand or statement of terms |
ULTIMATUM |
| Great canal or straw hat |
PANAMA |
| In the most optimistic scenario |
ATBEST |
| Is fed ham, being very hungry |
FAMISHED |
| Of loose structure, fragile |
FLIMSY |