| International Association of poets, playwrights etc |
PEN |
| One gets pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
SADIST |
| Percussion instrument |
DRUM |
| Person who looks after church and churchyard |
SEXTON |
| Put out shoots for the vegetable |
SPROUT |
| Radial supports on a wheel |
SPOKES |
| Roam |
ROVE |
| Short and plump |
PUDGY |
| Spirit in a bottle |
GENIE |
| State categorically |
ASSERT |
| Stunned and unsteady |
GROGGY |
| Takes hold of, grabs |
SEIZES |
| Thus, in printing |
SIC |
| Trademark swimming briefs |
SPEEDO |
| Travelling company of entertainers |
CIRCUS |
| Very light rain, stronger than mist but less than a shower |
DRIZZLE |
| Walk with effort through water |
WADE |
| Written text of a play or film |
SCRIPT |
| Young hen |
PULLET |
| Young louse |
NIT |
| Your crossword |
SIMPLEX |