| A refusal before America shows common sense |
NOUS |
| Amount of money initially paid for oil deposit |
SUMP |
| Animal bearing a label |
STAG |
| Argument over an article to be edited |
ALTERCATION |
| Brass player writing article on old boat |
TUBA |
| Caused an obstruction, but unusally mystified if dropped |
STYMIED |
| Cover round pool! |
LIDO |
| Deposit required for temporary accommodation |
LODGE |
| Disease that's terminal to mice, perhaps |
ENDEMIC |
| Dissolute man, around middle-age, with make-up |
ROUGE |
| Father found in street argument |
SPAT |
| Footballers are on time before matches with heavyweights |
Fatties |
| Hold a blonde tight, and there you are! |
LOANDBEHOLD |
| Horse that dashed around the ring |
ROAN |
| How might one mix it with a student in a booze-up? |
BLENDER |
| Humour is about right for a legal document |
WRIT |
| Interior design firm registered following disheartening debate |
DECOR |