| American bison |
BUFFALO |
| Appallingly bad |
EXECRABLE |
| Ask forgiveness (for not hearing?) |
BEGPARDON |
| Bad fairy (giant or dwarf) |
TROLL |
| Control for fire — party-pooper |
DAMPER |
| Digestive remedy (abbr) |
BICARB |
| Donor (anag) — piece of music |
RONDO |
| Epithet for good guy in Jane Austen |
GENTLEMANLIKE |
| First letter of a name |
INITIAL |
| Gaudy bird |
PEACOCK |
| Hot alcoholic drink |
TODDY |
| Idler |
DRONE |
| Light and quick |
NIMBLE |