| A man needs it: a mushroom |
AMANITA |
| A party - Galatea is wanting a cuppa |
GALA |
| British-born poet takes gold to hideout |
AUDEN |
| Coffee break to fill pause, getting too favourable an impression |
HALOEFFECT |
| Destroy moth in sack, which is waterproof |
MACKINTOSH |
| Dig us out and I squeal, being in hiding |
DISGUISING |
| Dismissed fifty with help not available |
LAIDOFF |
| Duck starting to eat in river |
NILE |
| French writer having care of unfinished letter |
COLETTE |
| Healthy because of certain people - a statement of envy |
ALLRIGHTFORSOME |
| Horribly vain and aloof, but not successful |
OFNOAVAIL |
| Hostility is damaging to pleasure |
ILLWILL |
| It's thick, so put on top |
SOLID |
| Known drawback is superficial |
OUTWARD |
| Left in a vehicle with a bright girl |
CLARA |