| 13th or 15th day of the month in Roman calendar |
IDES |
| Alliance of workers |
UNION |
| Area of land sloping down to water |
BEACH |
| Beyond one's legal powers |
ULTRAVIRES |
| Dirty jokes - black mark |
SMUT |
| Evergreen shrub used for hedges |
PRIVET |
| Exaggerated fuss |
BALLYHOO |
| Go into |
ENTER |
| I want (anag) - US novelist and humorist |
TWAIN |
| Issues a challenge |
THROWSDOWN |
| Make better in quality |
IMPROVE |
| Marked in two colours |
PIEBALD |
