| Be about to happen |
IMPEND |
| Burrowing rodent |
MARMOT |
| Carter |
DRAYMAN |
| Confused crowd |
MELEE |
| Country by Gulf of Aden |
YEMEN |
| Cry out |
EXCLAIM |
| Duration allowed for events |
TIMESCALE |
| Exercise place |
GYM |
| Former navy department |
ADMIRALTY |
| Gradual assimilation of ideas |
OSMOSIS |
| Great power/strength |
MIGHT |
| Lacking in quality |
MEAGRE |
| Large ray |
MANTA |
| Lesson offered by story |
MORAL |