| Ninteen fifty to ninteen fifty three conflict |
KOREANWAR |
| One composing or solving chess conundrums |
PROBLEMIST |
| Science of vision |
OPTICS |
| Scott -, US ragtime composer |
JOPLIN |
| Sincerely and seriously |
EARNESTLY |
| Stay |
REMAIN |
| Stout cord |
ROPE |
| The - - denotes London's financial area |
SQUAREMILE |
| The cutting off of limbs |
DISMEMBERMENT |
| Type of envelope for return at no cost |
REPLYPAID |
| Walked aimlessly |
WANDERED |
