| More streaked or variegated |
Veinier |
| Nymph who loved Narcissus |
ECHO |
| Of a word or expression, serving no useful purpose |
OTIOSE |
| Phoenician goddess of love |
ASTARTE |
| Port at mouth of River Wear |
SUNDERLAND |
| Reduce in authority or status |
DIMINISH |
| Robert - - , American film star 1917-97 |
MITCHUM |
| Shamelessly bold or insolent |
IMPUDENT |
| Short passage from the Bible |
TEXT |
| University or college grounds |
CAMPUS |
| Using abstract reasoning; speculating |
THEORISING |
| W H - - ,US businessman who patented a vacuum cleaner |
HOOVER |
| Word for Christmas used in carols |
NOEL |
| Yellowish-brown gourd with orange flesh |
BUTTERNUTSQUASH |