| Approximately |
ABOUT |
| Assault |
ASSAIL |
| China for small meal |
TEASET |
| Comic — party |
BEANO |
| Consonants produced through the nose with the mouth closed |
NASALS |
| Degeneracy |
DECADENCE |
| Depressed |
BLUE |
| Devices used for gripping objects |
TONGS |
| Forest (Sussex) — Paddy (Lib Dem) |
ASHDOWN |
| Fruit for marmalade |
SEVILLE |
| German measles |
RUBELLA |
| Heathland digs (anag) — contrasts |
LIGHTANDSHADE |
| Insufficiently resourced |
OVERSTRETCHED |
