| (Of a person) tall and thin |
REEDY |
| 1943 musical updating Bizet |
CARMENJONES |
| Absolve from blame |
EXONERATE |
| Act of turning |
ROTATION |
| Artificial language |
ESPERANTO |
| At the centre of a boat |
AMIDSHIPS |
| Christmas show |
PANTOMIME |
| Citizens |
TOWNSPEOPLE |
| Complain; meat |
BEEF |
| Concise witty saying |
EPIGRAM |
| Cultured, refined |
POLITE |
| Divide (booty) |
CARVEUP |
| Divide by two |
HALVE |
| Do very well |
SUCCEED |
| Easily alarmed |
NERVOUS |
| Exhibit, display |
SHOWCASE |
| Extemporise |
IMPROVISE |
| Extreme shortage of food |
FAMINE |
| Flighty person |
FLIBBERTIGIBBET |
| Free (someone) from difficulty |
EXTRICATE |
| Furtive behaviour |
STEALTHINESS |
| Given too much to eat |
OVERFED |
| Glowing; extremely popular |
REDHOT |
| Grand building |
EDIFICE |
| Greed |
AVARICE |
| Having not got up |
ABED |
| Idiomatic grammatical unit |
PHRASALVERB |
| In a haughty manner (4,4,4,2,3,3) |
WITHONESNOSEINTHEAIR |
| Inscription; traditional story |
LEGEND |
| Item added at end of book |
ADDENDUM |
| Item of confectionery |
SWEETMEAT |