| Mobile phone message |
TEXT |
| Not in a month of Sundays |
NEVER |
| Off-the-cuff |
EXTEMPORE |
| Opera set in ancient Egypt |
AIDA |
| Plant with erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers |
LUPIN |
| River of the Yorkshire dales |
AIRE |
| Secret departure (by moonlight?) |
FLIT |
| Shop early (anag) — tomfoolery |
HORSEPLAY |
| Sound of contentment |
PURR |
| Toy weapon |
POPGUN |
| Tried |
ATTEMPTED |
| Underwater detection system |
SONAR |
| Vegas beer (anag) — beer etc |
BEVERAGES |
| Were (anag) |
EWER |
