| Aristocratic descent |
BLUEBLOOD |
| Baggy sports trousers |
PLUSFOURS |
| Biblical heroine who became queen of Persia |
ESTHER |
| Clutch — holdall |
GRIP |
| Decisive argument |
CLINCHER |
| Harlem (anag) — composer |
MAHLER |
| Journalist — rioted (anag) |
EDITOR |
| Led ram (anag) — fruit related to the apple |
MEDLAR |
| Lethargic |
SLUGGISH |
| Lie in wait |
LURK |
