| Quills; prickles |
SPINES |
| Rises; bears examination |
STANDSUP |
| Runs wicketkeeper concedes |
BYES |
| Scot. Highland town, old county |
NAIRN |
| Senior barrister once (e.g. Buzfuz) |
SERJEANT |
| Short literary piece |
ESSAY |
| State causing dissension |
DIVISIVENESS |
| Trap; type of drum |
SNARE |
| Turn to stone |
PETRIFY |
| Twenty cwt |
TON |
| Two US presidents; a literary Doctor |
JOHNSON |
| Unrivalled |
SUPREME |
