| One that can last the course |
STAYER |
| One who reads the stars |
ASTROLOGER |
| Opera composer |
VERDI |
| Permitted to be unaffected |
EXEMPT |
| Place for young plants (or children) |
NURSERY |
| Rise into the air by magic? |
LEVITATE |
| Roof covering |
THATCH |
| Sad song |
LAMENT |
| Sole hereditary ruler |
MONARCH |
| Tightly closed shellfish |
CLAM |
| Town in Somerset |
TAUNTON |
| … tube-shaped case of minced pork |
SAUSAGE |
