| 'Old King Cole was ... soul' |
AMERRYOLD |
| A false rumour, originally French |
CANARD |
| Abandoned like Robinson Crusoe |
MAROONED |
| Apprehensive, worried |
FEARFUL |
| Attributed or ascribed, say a fault |
IMPUTED |
| Brown-grey kind of finch |
LINNET |
| Closely tangled as hair may be |
MATTED |
| Displayed proudly or ostentatiously |
FLAUNTED |
| Do very well, outshine others |
EXCEL |
| End to prayer |
AMEN |
| Fervour or passion |
ARDOUR |
| Fibres carrying bodily sensations |
NERVES |
| Find out in sectarian way |
ASCERTAIN |
| Glaring in colour, shockingly vivid |
LURID |
| Hercules had to clean out these filthy stables |
AUGEAN |
| Hiatus or respite |
LULL |
| Hold up in a basket? |
HAMPER |
| Hostility shown in speech or action |
ANIMUS |
