| Large stadium as in ancient Rome |
COLISEUM |
| Male honey bee, an idler |
DRONE |
| Of voice, piercing and high-pitched |
SHRILL |
| Ooze out, or show as with confidence |
EXUDE |
| Person forced to live abroad |
EXILE |
| Pinch sharply, perhaps in the bud |
NIP |
| Protected or supported against attack |
DEFENDED |
| Put in remark while someone is speaking |
INTERJECT |
| Remove stopper from wine bottle |
UNCORK |
| Ridges of rock or sand beneath sea surface |
REEFS |
| Rupture, organ penetrating the abdomen |
HERNIA |
| Season called the fall in America |
AUTUMN |
| Shakespeare 'Much . . . About Nothing' |
ADO |
| Sings in monotone as in psalm |
CHANTS |
| Stately French mansions |
CHATEAUX |
| Swoon, lose consciousness |
FAINT |
| The period of British rule in India |
RAJ |
| The top seat in a committee |
CHAIR |