| Laments for the dead |
ELEGIES |
| Lends a hand |
ASSISTS |
| One dies for a cause |
MARTYR |
| Outcome, upshot |
RESULT |
| Pack of beer cans |
SLABS |
| Passages selected from a larger work |
EXCERPTS |
| Polar region |
ARCTIC |
| Short-lived, passing quickly |
EPHEMERAL |
| Skilled Tibetan mountaineer |
SHERPA |
| South African township |
SOWETO |
| Standard, conventional |
NORMAL |
| Steal the strangely fit people |
ATHLETES |
| Taken dishonestly |
STOLEN |
| The ability to discern good quality |
TASTE |
| The Nutcracker or Giselle, say |
BALLET |
| Those not already mentioned |
OTHERS |
| Whatever happens |
INANYCASE |
| White herons |
EGRETS |