| (Of hair) brushed from front to back |
UPSWEPT |
| Candid, if blunt |
PLAINSPOKEN |
| Conceited - nervous - registering on the Beaufort scale |
WINDY |
| Doing drugs |
USING |
| Ease off (work) |
SLACKEN |
| Exalt - elevate |
UPRAISE |
| From eg Turkey, Israel or Iran |
NEAREASTERN |
| Heroic poem |
EPIC |
| Intertwine (hair) |
BRAID |
| It's taken for granted |
SUPPOSITION |