| It's used to rescue people at sea |
LIFEBOAT |
| Not guilty |
INNOCENT |
| Outer edge of a settled territory |
FRONTIER |
| Reference point, touchstone |
STANDARD |
| Rubbing out |
ERASING |
| Serving no practical purpose |
USELESS |
| Setting agent in jams |
PECTIN |
| Shaped like a ring |
CIRCULAR |
| Showing extreme courage |
HEROIC |
| Small sweets or tablets |
LOZENGES |
| So be it, at prayer's end |
AMEN |
| South African antelope |
REEBOK |
| Stern or very plain |
AUSTERE |
| Subterranean fungus |
TRUFFLE |
| They carry messages |
COURIERS |
| They're traditional on Shrove Tuesday |
PANCAKES |