| A choice of courses or delicacies |
SWEETMEATS |
| About the end of December, reached Santa's base |
GROTTO |
| Back one aiming to retain his title |
DEFENDER |
| Continue to be stubborn, so cane produced |
STICKOUT |
| Curiosity may make one tarry |
RARITY |
| Do all this Scottish team get the red card? |
HEARTS |
| Fail to correspond? |
DIFFER |
| Having started the race is wide of target |
OFFTHEMARK |
| He makes a living from dirty pictures |
RESTORER |
| Highly cultivated feature of modern cities |
ROOFGARDEN |
| It makes pears lie against the wall, for example |
ESPALIER |
| It's built as an ocean container |
GROYNE |
| It's safe to view when the dog is kept inside |
SECURE |
| Makes closer agreements |
COMPACTS |
