| Joyful song — woman's name |
CAROL |
| Latin American dance — spicy Mexican sauce |
SALSA |
| Most hackneyed |
TRITEST |
| Old heavy cavalryman |
DRAGOON |
| One of Julius Caesar's assassins |
BRUTUS |
| Posy |
NOSEGAY |
| Radio code word for B |
BRAVO |
| Riches |
LUCRE |
| Scottish river and firth |
FORTH |
| Strange |
CURIOUS |
| Tranquil — fluster (anag) |
RESTFUL |
| Upstart |
PARVENU |
| Win through |
PREVAIL |