| Amuse |
ENTERTAIN |
| An expert in abstract principles |
THEORIST |
| As much as one normally can lift to the mouth |
FORKFUL |
| Component of tobacco |
NICOTINE |
| Consumed |
ATE |
| County near London |
ESSEX |
| Current unit |
AMP |
| Former English kingdom |
MERCIA |
| Government levies |
TAXES |
| Gradually persuade |
COAX |
| Imply, suggest |
CONNOTE |
| Inanimate object |
THING |
| King after Ethelred |
ALFRED |
