| A very hot pepper |
JALAPENO |
| Aesthetic, creative |
ARTISTIC |
| Ajar |
OPEN |
| Association of sports teams |
LEAGUE |
| Bear witness |
ATTEST |
| Benchmark |
STANDARD |
| Brief interval for refuelling |
PITSTOP |
| Broke loose |
ESCAPED |
| Crucial or decisive moment |
CRISIS |
| Direction of the rising sun |
EAST |
| Establishing that something is correct |
CHECKING |
| Evil reputation |
INFAMY |
| Fossilised |
OSSIFIED |
| Funambulists |
ACROBATS |
| Government tax on imports |
TARIFF |
| Handwear |
GLOVES |