| American journalist habitually employed |
USED |
| Ancient Mariner's tale about this chieftain |
EMIR |
| Case not in position |
STANCE |
| Club together to hole the ball |
CHIPIN |
| Console men played with in their sleep |
SOMNOLENCE |
| Criminal, one caught in the initiation of fraud |
THIEF |
| Explosive fuel spy lit with malice aforethought |
SPITEFULLY |
| Flippant slant applied to promissory notes |
FACETIOUS |
| For this reason black king is not moved |
SOBER |
| Framing, appropriate but pricier |
FITTINGUP |
| Joint cook needs to cover |
KNEE |
| More than one sheet (name given to rope) |
LINEN |
| New Yorker pans busybody |
NOSYPARKER |
| Painstakingly careful, despite being unrefined |
THOROUGH |
| Pineapple chunk appears first - lose it |
GOBANANAS |