| Animal trail |
SPOOR |
| Bacterium |
Coccus |
| Blocking of light |
ECLIPSE |
| Boil (with anger) |
SEETHE |
| Book of words |
LEXICON |
| Capital of Egypt |
CAIRO |
| Cavalryman |
HUSSAR |
| Cheese |
FETA |
| Conquer |
VANQUISH |
| Cunning |
SLY |
| Cure (anag); unbleached linen |
ECRU |
| Former US President |
NIXON |
| Given an inner covering |
LINED |
| Grab |
SEIZE |
| Great dancer, great horse |
NIJINSKY |