| 'Providence is on the side of the big --s' (G B Shaw, inter alia) |
BATTALION |
| 'The more firma, the less --- ' (Kaufman) |
TERRA |
| A passage from Swinburne |
CHANNEL |
| Belgian artist measures alternative |
ENSOR |
| Belmont lady who was determined that her client should not lose weight |
PORTIA |
| Councilman bets unwisely on classic of the South |
UNCLETOMSCABIN |
| Cure-all from original Tate |
PANACEA |
| Dr Walker as pictured by Raeburn |
SKATER |
| Early EU version of gorgon |
EURYALE |
| Edward Lear painted, and the Durrells spoke of those of Corfu |
ISLANDERS |
| Fool for love, indeed died for it |
EDDIE |
| Hamlet or Macbeth extended play, adding nothing with an associate of Falstaff |
EPONYM |
| He had a nose for success in the theatre |
ROSTAND |
| Innkeeper, perhaps, but willing to reform and encourage Bible reading |
TAVERNER |
| Introduced by Dostoevsky. Bangs followed |
IDIOT |