| Love, as it happens, oily fruit |
OLIVE |
| Note that may be read both ways |
MINIM |
| Object of worship in orchidology |
IDOL |
| Petty quarrel with a New York jeweller |
TIFFANY |
| Pick up summary of events? |
RESUME |
| Pigeon in middle of arboretum |
HOMER |
| Push the boat out taking in a show |
REVEAL |
| Short story about bird's claw |
TALON |
| Some curds, or tofu in a way |
SORTOF |
| Staunch supporter rightly depressed |
TRUEBLUE |
| Talk inconsequentially with religious teacher before start of term |
RABBIT |
| Tread nervously in business |
TRADE |
| Trouble between a mother and son over spiritual leader |
DALAILAMA |
| Unaware of plain surrounding lake and island |
OBLIVIOUS |
| What cover may be doing for novelist |
FIELDING |
