| One's promised to provide backing, one name having dropped out |
FIANCE |
| Part of computer that's crucial to have on table |
KEYBOARD |
| Put a coat on and disappeared around the end of December |
VARNISHED |
| Race to put the carpet down again? |
RELAY |
| Saw last of essays to be summarised |
SPOTTED |
| Searching unimportant -- wasting time |
RIFLING |
| Sick individual working to embrace America's fantasy |
ILLUSION |
| Spring mist obscures riot beginning in children's game |
LEAPFROG |
| Squirm, seeing legal document served by ambassador |
WRITHE |
| Sun in race for circulation and coverage |
INSURANCE |
| Talked of new leader -- poorly treated |
NATTERED |
| The cost of keeping horses makes you irritable |
LIVERY |
| Useless writer's put up in it |
INEPT |
| Went in and made a record |
ENTERED |
| What you need is liquid preparation |
SOLUTION |