| A figure of speech satisfied a figure in speech |
METAPHOR |
| A lone crab scuttles round by the sea in Spain |
BARCELONA |
| A meal's been cooked for sailors |
ABLESEAMEN |
| Banality means one looks for new interests |
TRITENESS |
| Being annoyed, informed the police |
NARKED |
| Church parade is just part of it |
MILITARYSERVICE |
| Confirm if the light goes out |
VERIFY |
| Fashionably tailored, he's concerned with his image |
IDOLATER |
| Firm work with the pen |
COOP |
| Foreign Office has its back to the wall |
BUREAU |
| High light, low point |
MOON |
| High romance? |
TALLTALE |
| It's not all bias |
PARTIALITY |
| Key duet composition |
ETUDE |
| Master takes female, 50, in marriage |
MARITAL |