| Advantage gained by beginning early |
HEADSTART |
| Awake and watchful |
ALERT |
| Band of contrasting colour |
STRIPE |
| Booths, stalls |
KIOSKS |
| Charge for borrowing money |
INTEREST |
| Cheap substitute or imitation |
ERSATZ |
| Common or normal |
USUAL |
| Diaphanous or very steep |
SHEER |
| Divide into two |
BISECT |
| Drapes |
CURTAINS |
| Flying saucer |
UFO |
| Gas mixture for breathing |
AIR |
| German submarines of WW2 |
UBOATS |
| Goods carried by vessel or vehicle |
CARGO |
| Higher, better or more important |
SUPERIOR |
| If Russian, it's a very dangerous game |
ROULETTE |
| Incarcerated person |
PRISONER |
| Latin-American dance |
TANGO |