| Advance beyond the usual limit |
ENCROACH |
| Archaeological excavations |
DIGS |
| Bargain |
SNIP |
| Belt of light winds near the equator |
DOLDRUMS |
| Book of the Bible (wrongly) attributed to Solomon |
SONGOFSONGS |
| Brace (anag) — pole |
CABER |
| Branch of mathematics |
GEOMETRY |
| Cage for poultry |
COOP |
| Castrated chicken |
CAPON |
| English diarist, d. 1703 |
SAMUELPEPYS |