| Mongrel - coward |
CUR |
| Not yet decided - to start |
OPEN |
| Nothing |
NIL |
| Pancake Day |
SHROVETUESDAY |
| Perfume - extract |
ESSENCE |
| Plead guilty (in order to receive absolution?) |
CONFESS |
| Poor quality comic or trivial verse |
DOGGEREL |
| School absentee |
TRUANT |
| Ship's company - bragged |
CREW |
| Sprinkle water on - a small bouquet |
SPRAY |
| Unscrupulous dealing |
SHARPPRACTICE |
| Vessel (but not a clipper!) |
CUTTER |
