| Aghast |
APPALLED |
| Becomes closer |
NEARS |
| Becoming more successful |
ONTHEUPANDUP |
| Desiccated |
DRIED |
| Distorted representation |
TRAVESTY |
| Epic poem by Milton |
PARADISELOST |
| Fetched |
BROUGHT |
| Fortitude |
STRENGTH |
| I'm Peter (anag) |
EMPTIER |
| Ill-matched — irregular |
UNEVEN |
| Journalistic drudge (for the chop?) |
HACK |
| Lacking generosity |
UNCHARITABLE |
