| North Italian university city |
BOLOGNA |
| Old gramophone needle |
STYLUS |
| Poem where first letters of lines spell a word |
ACROSTIC |
| Pretentious |
ARTY |
| Shocking missive! |
LETTERBOMB |
| Site of a Texas siege, 1836 |
ALAMO |
| Small bed space to let — or to meet (anag) |
ROOMETTE |
| Split in the palate |
CLEFT |
| Strong alcohol |
HARDLIQUOR |
| Unkind prank |
PRACTICALJOKE |
| With water falling outside |
RAINY |