| Fail completely to produce the intended effect |
FALLFLAT |
| Faulty shot on the green baize |
MISCUE |
| Halted |
PULLEDUP |
| Insipid |
TASTELESS |
| Learned person |
SAVANT |
| Most optimistic — stories (anag) |
ROSIEST |
| Site of two rock temples in southern Egypt |
ABUSIMBEL |
| Small bunches of flowers |
POSIES |
| Submarine captain's command |
DIVE |
| Two people romantically linked |
ITEM |
| Upland tract — eg Othello |
MOOR |
| Warm-blooded vertebrate animals |
MAMMALS |
