| (Political?) corruption |
SLEAZE |
| Better |
OUTDO |
| Chosen location |
VENUE |
| Coat — trivia expert? |
ANORAK |
| Contest for mounted knights |
JOUST |
| Cut glass |
CRYSTAL |
| Designating those other than manual workers |
WHITECOLLAR |
| Dissertation presented for a doctorate |
THESIS |
| Flotsam collector — pearl-fishing Pacific island settler |
BEACHCOMBER |
| Important number to call |
HOTLINE |
| Kitchen boiler? |
KETTLE |
| Material tied in a bow, perhaps? |
RIBBON |
| Native of Aston, perhaps |
BRUMMIE |