Pale and sickly, lacking colour |
WAN |
Preparing grass crop for baling |
HAYMAKING |
Relatively inexpert batsman sent in to bat before close of play |
NIGHTWATCHMAN |
Sheikhdom on west coast of Persian Gulf |
QATAR |
Shockingly evil or wicked |
HEINOUS |
Showy flower such as the ox-eye daisy |
CHRYSANTHEMUM |
Signifying secret awareness |
KNOWING |
Sir Salman --, author of 'Midnight's Children' |
RUSHDIE |
Spirit made from sugarcane |
RUM |
Strap for holding saddle on animal's back |
SURCINGLE |
Suppress a rebellion or disorder |
QUELL |
Tewkesbury's church, e.g. |
ABBEY |
Verdant, covered in foliage |
LEAFY |
With a series of clinking sounds |
JINGLY |
Word from French for drunkenness |
IVRESSE |
Young raggedly-dressed mischievous child |
URCHIN |