| Period of East-West political hostility |
COLDWAR |
| Rapture |
ECSTASY |
| Remote settlement |
OUTPOST |
| Shot at snooker or billiards |
INOFF |
| Sound equipment |
HIFI |
| Stylish and exciting |
FUNKY |
| Texas port |
HOUSTON |
| The old port of Rome |
OSTIA |
| Underhand dealings |
FUNNYBUSINESS |
| Ushers (anag) |
RHESUS |
| Very little |
ITSYBITSY |
| Vessel with bowl and stem |
WINEGLASS |
| With a tapering shape |
CONIC |
