| A piece of music that's sung endlessly before party — it's fruity |
AVOCADO |
| A seat taken from the other side, not for the first time |
AGAIN |
| Bristle initially at wounding name-calling |
AWN |
| Carriage taking road over river |
AIR |
| Caught girl with dictionary |
LASSOED |
| City's dark — oddly, that's standard |
YARDSTICK |
| Cut special troops hard, to save pounds |
SLASH |
| Cut up tough fish |
PILCHARD |
| Earn an award, presented by queen in royal residence |
WINDSOR |
| Exhaled noisily, making a face |
SIDE |
| Fisherman showing fury when line's caught |
ANGLER |
| Grubby shilling included in tax |
DUSTY |
| Have to follow unfinished play, resulting in disappointment |
COMEDOWN |
| Having intelligence, given mission to capture a foreign character |
SAPIENT |
| In no state to change working at night |
NOCTURNAL |
| Inches, for instance, held back by editors |
EDGES |
