| Near |
NIGH |
| New Zealand bird |
KIWI |
| No chance |
NOTAHOPE |
| Occurring in repeated series of events |
CYCLIC |
| Official at formal dinner |
TOASTMASTER |
| Pottery, etc |
CERAMICS |
| Powerful, assertive |
FORCEFUL |
| Queen (in law) |
REGINA |
| Recess in church |
APSE |
| Rise from obscurity (4,2,2,3,5) |
COMEUPINTHEWORLD |
| Short message |
NOTE |
| Shortness of supply |
SCARCITY |
| Small bushy-tailed rodent |
DORMOUSE |
| Small exclusive group |
COTERIE |
| Speaking irreverently about God |
BLASPHEMOUS |
| Stand for hot vessel |
TRIVET |
| State of subjugation |
SLAVERY |
| Structure beneath the eye |
CHEEKBONE |
| Succulent plant |
ALOE |
| Terence —, playwright |
RATTIGAN |
| The burning of a body |
CREMATION |
| The design of roads, bridges, etc |
CIVILENGINEERING |
| The relief of pain by drugs |
ANALGESIA |
| Type of chemical salt |
BICARBONATE |
| Unlikely to go wrong |
FAILSAFE |
| Unruly behaviour |
HOOLIGANISM |
| Unsuitable marriage |
MISALLIANCE |
| Vein inflammation |
PHLEBITIS |
| Very easy |
FACILE |
| Weather system |
ANTICYCLONE |
