| Brilliant red |
SCARLET |
| Closely acquainted |
INTIMATE |
| Clumsy, incompetent |
INEPT |
| Confirm, support |
UPHOLD |
| Consternation |
DISMAY |
| Control, restrain |
CONTAIN |
| Drugs/toiletries shop |
CHEMIST |
| Eg, a dog's foot |
PAW |
| Extreme anxiety |
DISTRESS |
| Harold —, English dramatist |
PINTER |
| Kick; footwear |
BOOT |
| Kind, mild |
GENTLE |
| Mediterranean island |
MALTA |
| More unusual |
STRANGER |
