| A for Aristophanes! |
ALPHA |
| Accommodation for horses |
STABLING |
| As the cold war (anag) — stately home near York |
CASTLEHOWARD |
| Barren region of South Dakota and Nebraska |
BADLANDS |
| By oneself |
ALONE |
| Change for the better |
IMPROVE |
| Enterprising |
GOAHEAD |
| Felled |
CUTDOWN |
| Fought with swords |
FENCED |
| Fowl — flop |
TURKEY |
| Hey, rescue Bob! (anag) — marine rescue apparatus |
BREECHESBUOY |
| Inclination |
TENDENCY |