| He sold his birthright for a mess of pottage |
ESAU |
| Important or famous - in atlas? |
ONTHEMAP |
| In Roman myth, the messenger of the gods |
MERCURY |
| In the way, in France |
DETROP |
| Knock or tear down |
DEMOLISH |
| Makes squiggles on paper |
DOODLES |
| Pest, source of annoyance |
NUISANCE |
| Portent or harbinger |
OMEN |
| Premature termination of process |
ABORTION |
| Present name of former Rhodesia |
ZIMBABWE |
| Puccini opera set in Paris |
LABOHEME |
| Slangily, a noisy old car or a sausage |
BANGER |
| Sporting event of boat races |
REGATTA |
| Thorough and intensive |
INDEPTH |
| Threatening or compelling |
COERCIVE |
| With feverish activity |
HECTIC |