| A light wind |
BREEZE |
| A lump of turf |
SOD |
| Aid and assist |
ABET |
| Allowance payable to divorced wife |
ALIMONY |
| Always - in Latin |
SEMPER |
| An archer's missile |
ARROW |
| An informal New Zealander |
KIWI |
| Avoids by cleverness |
EVADES |
| Be strong or carry aloft |
BEARUP |
| Berated with roofing material? |
SLATED |
| Brood over poem |
MOPE |
| City of gondoliers |
VENICE |
| Curtsy quickly |
BOB |
| First appearance |
DEBUT |
| Heal or remedy |
CURE |
| Hot wind reaching Italy from Africa |
SIROCCO |
| I arrive at French holiday area |
RIVIERA |
| Idle talk and rumour |
GOSSIP |
| Implore or cadge |
BEG |
| Important man with loud gun? |
BIGSHOT |
| In tennis tournament, listed in top 16 |
SEEDED |