| 'The Ashes' piece is likely to be glowing |
EMBER |
| A sure sign that some letters are missing |
APOSTROPHE |
| Cold war unlikely to be this |
BLOODLESS |
| DIY? Time, perhaps, to clear up |
TIDY |
| Drink as, for instance, decoration is picked up |
EGGNOG |
| Hero from Athens, not a name to use indiscriminately |
THESEUS |
| Highlight the speech I made (said as a warning?) |
MARKMYWORDS |
| I pioneered, setting up a food shop |
DELI |
| In a worse condition? Treat it to get improvement |
TATTIER |
| It might be pulled out of the fire in the plant |
REDHOTPOKER |
| It's sweet, but not honey, and could be offensive |
ODIOUS |
| Jocular girl at a festivity |
GALA |
| Kind of knot one used |
CATSPAW |
| Lacking in detail, should speed up the painting |
BROADBRUSH |
| Limp books taken in to flog? |
FLABBY |
