| Lump at junction |
NODE |
| Noble rank |
BARON |
| Perpetual |
PERENNIAL |
| Pirate |
BUCCANEER |
| River fish - film director |
LOACH |
| Sabotage (racehorse, greyhound etc) |
NOBBLE |
| Small sponge cake |
MADELEINE |
| Specialist group investigating specific problem |
THINKTANK |
| Spots |
ACNE |
| Standard base for comparison |
YARDSTICK |
| Stifled giggle |
TITTER |
| Stringed instrument |
GUITAR |
| Try hard |
STRIVE |
| Unaware |
OBLIVIOUS |