| Military land force |
ARMY |
| Nearer in space or time |
CLOSER |
| Order, command to do something |
ENJOIN |
| Pessimism and distrust |
CYNICISM |
| Pointed stems of asparagus |
SPEARS |
| Prepared for publication |
EDITED |
| Refuses to accept |
REJECTS |
| Relative in the US Government |
UNCLESAM |
| Removes dirt |
CLEANS |
| Small shrimp-like sea creatures |
PRAWNS |
| Story, anecdote |
TALE |
| Studying intensively for an exam |
SWOTTING |
| Time before Christmas |
ADVENT |
| Unite a strange relative |
AUNTIE |
| Van Diemen's Land |
TASMANIA |
| Whole and entire |
COMPLETE |