| Clues | Answers |
| Africa’s longest river | NILE |
| Ancient Assyrian city | NINEVEH |
| Badmouth | TRADUCE |
| Baltic country | ESTONIA |
| Bird (which is regularly seen on a building site?) | CRANE |
| Chinese dish — we con him (anag) | CHOWMEIN |
| Coloured flower leaf | PETAL |
| Conker tree | HORSECHESTNUT |
| Convincing | COGENT |
| Drink through a straw? | SUCK |
| Effects to be considered in placing buildings, graves or furniture — fine hugs (anag) | FENGSHUI |
| Fashion reminiscent of the past | RETRO |
| Food shop | DELI |
| Get to the central point | CUTTOTHECHASE |
| Her tale (anag) | LEATHER |
| Kind of door lock | YALE |
| Making mistakes | ERRING |
| Post-adolescent | ADULT |
| River embankment | LEVEE |
| Sign of the Bull | TAURUS |
| Soviet prison camp for political prisoners | GULAG |
| Time in June and December when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator | SOLSTICE |
| Treatment using exercise and massage (abbr) | PHYSIO |
| Upper canine | EYETOOTH |
| Windscreen cleaner? | WIPER |
| Years of adolescence? | TEENS |
