| Ornamental tape or plait |
BRAID |
| Persian poet, ____ Khayyam |
OMAR |
| Pique - remove from board |
HUFF |
| Place where things are kept |
STOREROOM |
| Remove from contention |
ELIMINATE |
| Root vegetable |
TURNIP |
| Rule of the few |
OLIGARCHY |
| See 1 |
DREAM |
| See 1 |
NIGHTS |
| Stick together |
COHERE |
| Surviving |
EXTANT |
| Very eager |
AGOG |
| Why |
WHEREFORE |
| Wringer - make a mess of |
MANGLE |