| Like one of the family, girl has caught ferry going north |
SORORAL |
| Lungs having infected pleurae in the early stages could reveal a watery problem |
LIGHTSHIP |
| Make out and rescind order |
DISCERN |
| Not out in centre of channel, vessel's prow is on the rocks |
INSOLVENT |
| One philosopher heard of another, a key figure |
LOCKSMITH |
| Ostler might slow down |
HOLDONESHORSES |
| Preoccupied with Old English primarily |
ENGAGED |
| Retired? Losing job, if going on strike |
HITTHESACK |
| Stop talking, and lend a hand in the scullery |
DRYUP |
| Sweet kid hit, leg's hurt, needs treatment |
TURKISHDELIGHT |
| Tender made from iron, right? |
OFFER |
| The old wane, becoming untidy and slovenly |
DOWNATHEEL |
| The Third Man, a book everybody liked at first |
ABEL |
| Trunk can give rise to complications going round large islands |
PROBOSCIS |
| Universities behaving woollily, ie vaguely |
IVYLEAGUE |