| A new tree can be made straighter |
NEATER |
| About to start some pasta, given spoon |
CANOODLE |
| Agent's description of foreign articles to deal with |
UNDERCOVER |
| Bestowal of honour given prisoner leading to uproar |
CONFERMENT |
| Change in degree mark became apparent |
EMERGED |
| Cooks rabbits |
DOES |
| Devoted hymn-writer loses his head |
AVID |
| English town lacking capital is insecure |
UNSTABLE |
| Enough to live on, being capable |
COMPETENCY |
| Grating noise from snake run over |
RASP |
| Hide fish out of river initially in waterproof garment |
TRENCHCOAT |
| In a girlish state, perhaps, over bonnet |
MAIDENHOOD |
| Indian father gripped by pain |
APACHE |
| Indulgent old character has salmon well-cooked inside |
PARDONER |