| Act virtuously after contracting plague? |
DOG |
| An impulse to consume too much of one mind? |
AGREED |
| Banish investigator before short tour of duty |
DISPEL |
| Carefree bachelor with a lot of flexibility |
BLITHE |
| Change including silver — not the change one expects |
VAGARY |
| Criminal tired and filled with remorse |
CONTRITE |
| Dessert order includes unfilled bombe |
SORBET |
| Easily drive Athos out; flee after periodic losses |
TOOTLE |
| Extremely minute, held by a tiny wizard |
AWESOME |
| Failing to reach ends, support excessively unemotional diplomatic code |
PROTOCOL |
| Global traveller detained by smaller-minded quibbler |
PETTIFOGGER |
| Innocent conjecture gets around till squashed |
GUILTLESS |
| Loose change — or pay with nothing up front for deep study |
OCEANOGRAPHY |
| Nasty corner cramps radius bone |
HORRIBLE |