| Alcoholic |
TOPER |
| Bit of a saint, perhaps |
RELIC |
| Blue flowering plant cultivated for its seeds and fibre |
FLAX |
| Capital of Croatia |
ZAGREB |
| Conclusion of countdown? |
BLASTOFF |
| Cut into |
INCISE |
| Distance between weapon and target |
RANGE |
| Funeral fire |
PYRE |
| Gambling system |
FOOTBALLPOOLS |
| Hot pepper sauce |
TABASCO |
| Justifiable departure from the conventional |
POETICLICENCE |
| Language (linked to spitting?) |
POLISH |
| Measure of land |
ACREAGE |