| Major division of a long poem |
CANTO |
| Observing the rules of the game |
FAIRPLAY |
| Old saying |
ADAGE |
| Part of the calyx of a flower |
SEPAL |
| Prune, cut the top off |
LOP |
| Reason for doing something |
MOTIVE |
| Relating to the middle value |
MEDIAN |
| Restore to previous position |
REINSTATE |
| Side way, little travelled |
BYROAD |
| Slides sideways |
SKIDS |
| Sound of a hen after laying an egg |
CACKLE |
| Take in marriage |
WED |
| Test for suitability |
TRYOUT |
| The gas is there, oddly |
ETHER |
| They protect against airborne poisons |
GASMASKS |
| Twirl over for the leafy moss |
LIVERWORT |
| Two of a kind |
DUO |
| Under an obligation |
BEHOLDEN |