| Act of a horse stopping short at a jump |
REFUSAL |
| Assess — examination |
TEST |
| Basic realities (informal) |
BRASSTACKS |
| Be hissed and booed on stage |
GETTHEBIRD |
| Bending easily |
PLIANT |
| Bird of prey |
FALCON |
| Blind alley |
CULDESAC |
| Board — make progress |
GETON |
| Come to a secret and devious understanding |
COLLUDE |
| English county |
KENT |
| Faux pas |
GAFFE |
| Grapple with — ship's running rigging |
TACKLE |
