| Preclude |
OBVIATE |
| Principal adviser to the person in charge of a large organisation |
CHIEFOFSTAFF |
| Professorship |
CHAIR |
| Red (and white) wine from a region of northern Spain |
RIOJA |
| Skin-deep |
COSMETIC |
| Small inland island |
EYOT |
| The Beaver State |
OREGON |
| Thin condiment made with fermented beans |
SOYSAUCE |
| Troglodyte |
CAVEMAN |
| Vivacity |
ELAN |
| Welsh Wales |
CYMRU |
| Wound mark |
SCAR |
