| Mattress covering; making regular sound |
TICKING |
| Moist, hot, skin application |
POULTICE |
| Mollusc, one proverbially reticent |
CLAM |
| Narrow lane; type of cat |
ALLEY |
| Nova Scotia capital; Yorks. town |
HALIFAX |
| One as yeast, mushroom |
FUNGUS |
| Revered, untouchable |
SACROSANCT |
| Thackeray's Miss Sharp |
BECKY |
| Two (arch.) |
TWAIN |
| Virtual reality |
CYBERSPACE |
| Welcoming to guests |
HOSPITABLE |
| Widespread |
RIFE |