| Africa's second longest river |
CONGO |
| At a previous time |
EARLIER |
| Bag carried over the shoulder |
KNAPSACK |
| Chessman often sacrificed |
PAWN |
| Chesspiece otherwise known as a castle |
ROOK |
| Chesspiece which moves diagonally |
BISHOP |
| Chesspiece which moves in the shape of an L |
KNIGHT |
| Chesspiece which mustn't be lost |
KING |
| Christmas season |
YULE |
| Fire-raising |
ARSON |
| Highly embellished |
ORNATE |
| Hooked metal device for seizing an enemy ship |
GRAPPLINGIRON |
| Imaginary line around the earth's circumference |
EQUATOR |
