| Absolve from blame |
EXONERATE |
| Access opening |
HATCH |
| Birthplace of Christ |
BETHLEHEM |
| Broad eighteenth-century lace collar |
VANDYKE |
| Canal walk |
TOWPATH |
| Castle in Snowdonia |
HARLECH |
| Cheerful, sociable |
CONVIVIAL |
| Compass point |
NORTH |
| Dug channel |
DITCH |
| Exists |
LIVES |
| Greek marketplace |
AGORA |
| Inspiring both terror and excitement |
SPINECHILLING |
| Moulded |
SHAPED |