| It'll put lead in your pencil! |
GRAPHITE |
| Like the first man to have a mother in charge |
ADAMIC |
| Make it hard to read the enclosed poem |
ENCODE |
| Masticate, as when swallowing a nut |
CASHEW |
| Mill one upper-class type used to make flooring |
LINOLEUM |
| Noise of explosion will echo |
REPORT |
| Not straightforward in one's approach? |
SIDEWAYS |
| Put a lid on the canal? |
PANAMA |
| Resist interference by family member |
SISTER |
| Savvy in one way and another |
STREETWISE |
| SECOND PART OF 1 ACROSS |
SICKNESS |
| Train halt has a short track still |
STATIONARY |
| Tripped and took a fall in empty shed |
STUMBLED |
| Wear oneself out in the open, holding party for one Roman |
OVERDOIT |
