| Bird — tailor's iron |
GOOSE |
| Call to mind |
EVOKE |
| Cheerful — lively |
CHIRPY |
| Comply with — deference |
RESPECT |
| Father Christmas |
SANTA |
| Formal agreement between states |
TREATY |
| Groggy |
ILL |
| Hiding place for clergy during times of religious persecution |
PRIESTSHOLE |
| Lacking sufficient staff |
SHORTHANDED |
| Lessening of a term of imprisonment |
REMISSION |
| Machinist — working |
OPERATIVE |
| Male relatives |
NEPHEWS |
