| Awkward predicament |
SCRAPE |
| Clown |
BUFFOON |
| Coax |
WHEEDLE |
| Common greeting |
HELLO |
| Drunken bout |
SPREE |
| Fat |
OBESE |
| Football (or cricket) team |
ELEVEN |
| Frothy dish made with egg whites |
SOUFFLE |
| Go back on a promise |
RENEGE |
| India's first prime minister |
NEHRU |
| Moves slowly and cautiously |
INCHES |
| Narrow container for plants |
WINDOWBOX |
| Northern English town — capital of Nova Scotia |
HALIFAX |
