| Inactive rook, chess piece put in spot |
DORMANT |
| Insect found in place close to rainforest |
LOCUST |
| King in charge, not bound by rules |
FREE |
| Not quite certain matter involves large balance |
SURPLUS |
| Opposition leader in Duma is told to go |
DISSENT |
| Plug Rhine wine, mostly for this special purpose |
ADHOC |
| Revolutionary female cook |
CHEF |
| Said of country life all but past |
ORAL |
| Scapegoat in genuine denial |
REBUTTAL |
| Season's first evil winds -- onset of ripsnorter lashes trees |
SILVERBIRCHES |
| Shower before party game |
VOLLEYBALL |
| To keep mum quiet, work or cease trading? |
SHUTUPSHOP |
| Work out volume in one |
SOLVE |