| Members of staff |
PERSONNEL |
| Narrator and bank clerk |
TELLER |
| Pleasant odour |
SCENT |
| Respond to something done or said |
REACT |
| Room below ground |
CELLAR |
| Rough, bumpy |
UNEVEN |
| Set down in permanent form |
RECORD |
| Short stiff hairs on a man's face before a shave |
STUBBLE |
| Sovereigns etc |
RULERS |
| State positively and confidently |
ASSURE |
| Stayed clear of |
AVOIDED |
| Streets with only one way in or out |
CULDESACS |
| Summary or shortened version |
DIGEST |
| Suppose without proof |
PRESUME |
| Tell a story |
RELATE |
| Treats with excessive indulgence |
COSSETS |
| Unbecoming, impolite |
UNSEEMLY |
| Underground tunnel for the dead |
CATACOMB |