| Land of the Aztecs |
MEXICO |
| Looking untidy or neglected |
UNKEMPT |
| Member of select group in the know |
INSIDER |
| Nag like domineering wife |
HENPECK |
| Narrowly avoided, just off target |
NEARMISS |
| Rather too innocent and trusting |
NAIVE |
| Rescue - for a rainy day? |
SAVE |
| Ruthless competition like canine cannibalism |
DOGEATDOG |
| Scanty in amount |
MEAGRE |
| Small soft cakes, eaten buttered |
SCONES |
| So Bruce may be dim |
OBSCURE |
| Spoke with repetition of first consonants |
STUTTERED |
| Stain on shiny fabric |
SATIN |
| The American Morman state |
UTAH |
| Trace so as to serve |
CATER |
| Vegetable emblem of Wales |
LEEK |
| Very brave women |
HEROINES |
| Wool from S American llama |
ALPACA |