| Fuel oil |
PARAFFIN |
| Greek philosopher and mathematician, d. c 500 BC |
PYTHAGORAS |
| Labourer working on canals, roads, railways etc? |
NAVVY |
| Man with a crown |
KING |
| Noble gas, atomic number 18 |
ARGON |
| Over-particular |
PERNICKETY |
| Pamper — eluding (anag) |
INDULGE |
| Paradise |
EDEN |
| Relating to Spain and Portugal |
IBERIAN |
| Someone from the Middle East or North Africa, perhaps |
ARAB |
| Wine — put down with a thud |
PLONK |