| (Of lines) moving apart |
DIVERGENT |
| Alphabet |
ABC |
| Anatoly -, former Russian chess champion |
KARPOV |
| Barking and -, London borough |
DAGENHAM |
| Bristly wild plant |
VIPERSBUGLOSS |
| Challenge (of courage) |
DARE |
| Closest star to the Sun |
ALPHACENTAURI |
| Cogitating |
THINKING |
| Departure from accepted standards |
DEVIATION |
| Deviation from tempo (music), or tuba (anag.) |
RUBATO |
| Evergreen conifer |
CYPRESS |
| Flag; norm |
STANDARD |
| Glasgow's river |
CLYDE |