| Old ship coated with preposterous blood colour is more sinister |
DARKER |
| Pistol raised on a Republican soldier |
REGULAR |
| Positively declare tough youth turned away |
AVERTED |
| Prominence of tipped-over rubbish |
TOR |
| Quarrel mounting over the Spanish packages |
PARCELS |
| Refreshing tip off for motor sport? |
RACING |
| Reptile exhausted circling eastern river |
SERPENT |
| See about moving apart? |
SEPARATE |
| Settled exactly after article originally drafted by editor |
ADJUSTED |
| Smart little pullet! Not entirely |
CHIC |
| Statesman, perhaps a Crimean, in trouble |
AMERICAN |
| Toss cycling pants |
TREWS |
| US force, through revised roster, becomes more efficient |
STRONGER |
| Wages of small company |
SCREW |
| Well-chosen answer essentially recaptured |
APT |