| Not up |
ABED |
| Obstinately conservative |
DIEHARD |
| Of little width |
NARROW |
| Oil race (anag) |
CALORIE |
| One who helps (first?) |
AIDER |
| Opposite of snake? |
LADDER |
| Rapid spreading of information |
BUSHTELEGRAPH |
| Requirement to establish the truth |
BURDENOFPROOF |
| Slim |
SLENDER |
| Snake |
ADDER |
| State of having been forgotten |
OBLIVION |
| Take part in auction |
BID |
| Victorian means of transport |
HANSOMCAB |
