| Act of leaving |
DEPARTURE |
| Armour for the head |
HELMET |
| Brief communication |
MESSAGE |
| Bulges or swellings |
NODES |
| Charms sit at this time of year |
CHRISTMAS |
| Chew the fat, shoot the breeze |
NATTER |
| Circus athlete |
ACROBAT |
| Cogitations |
THOUGHTS |
| Cord, strand, thread |
STRING |
| Direct one's gaze |
LOOKED |
| Evergreen trees |
YEWS |
| Examines carefully |
VETS |
| Find US sari in the country |
RUSSIA |
| Frames of bodies |
SKELETONS |
| Go backwards |
REVERSE |
| Horny ends of animal feet |
HOOVES |
| Hurt, wound |
INJURE |
| Large felines of the forest |
TIGERS |