| 'From little . . . . . . mighty oaks do grow' |
ACORNS |
| A ship or a receptacle for liquid |
VESSEL |
| Abstaining completely from alcoholic drinks |
TEETOTAL |
| Actual ego involved in list of items or goods |
CATALOGUE |
| Call upon in prayer, perhaps for protection |
INVOKE |
| Egg of a louse |
NIT |
| Empty area, may be outer |
SPACE |
| Flogs, lashes |
SCOURGES |
| Frankly, without concealment |
OPENLY |
| Gentleman's study or animal's lair |
DEN |
| Gets better or gets back |
RECOVERS |
| Goldsmith play 'She . . . . . . to Conquer' |
STOOPS |
| Hanging beds of canvas or rope |
HAMMOCKS |
| Heavenly body with a fiery tail |
COMET |
| Highest social position - a furniture metaphor |
TOPDRAWER |
| Horse riders put their feet in them |
STIRRUPS |
| Lifting bar pivoted on a fulcrum |
LEVER |
| Locates us in failed or doomed endeavour |
LOSTCAUSE |