| Account given to a court |
STATEMENT |
| Astronauts' vehicle |
SPACESHUTTLE |
| Be slow to leave |
LINGER |
| Chief minister |
PREMIER |
| Clean, tidy |
SMART |
| Climb awkwardly (over something) |
CLAMBER |
| Commission from shady deal |
RAKEOFF |
| Confidence, certainty |
ASSURANCE |
| Evergreen shrub common in California |
CHAMISO |
| Extinguish (a candle) |
SNUFF |
| Fix firmly in position |
ANCHOR |
| Forbidden area |
EXCLUSIONZONE |
| Frederick —, English composer |
DELIUS |
| Friendship |
AMITY |
| Grating in fortified gateway |
PORTCULLIS |
| Half-suppressed laugh |
SNIGGER |
| Hand/ankle restraint |
MANACLE |
| Illusory achievement; mythical beast |
CHIMERA |
| Importance, achievement |
STATURE |
| Indian ice cream |
KULFI |
| Ivory Coast port |
ABIDJAN |
| James Bond novel |
FROMRUSSIAWITHLOVE |
| Leading article |
EDITORIAL |
| List of slimming foods |
DIETSHEET |
| Made to favour one party or another |
POLITICISED |
| Matthew —, English poet |
ARNOLD |
| Mere assertion |
SAYSO |
| Napkin |
SERVIETTE |
| Neat, orderly |
SHIPSHAPE |
| Passing over again |
RECROSSING |
