| Not often |
RARELY |
| Notify of danger to come |
FOREWARN |
| One buys and sells |
TRADER |
| Pass through a sieve |
STRAIN |
| Person from Sana'a, say |
YEMENI |
| Prefer, lean towards |
FAVOUR |
| Scattered about |
STREWN |
| Subjects, topics |
THEMES |
| Suddenly and without warning |
ABRUPTLY |
| Surrounding atmosphere |
AMBIENCE |
| Systematic investigation into a subject |
RESEARCH |
| The Mikado or The Gondoliers, say |
OPERETTA |
| They prevent vessels from moving |
ANCHORS |
| Throw away, cast overboard |
JETTISON |
| Tomb or monument of a saint |
SHRINE |
| Try to find |
SEEK |