| Clues | Answers |
| * | ASTERISK |
| Basin for washing the nether regions | BIDET |
| Behaving like a hooligan | YOBBISH |
| Bitter alkaloid in drinks which has a stimulant effect | CAFFEINE |
| Bribe paid to ensure silence | HUSHMONEY |
| Brutish creature invented by Jonathan Swift | YAHOO |
| Crafty | WILY |
| Cut – bargain | SNIP |
| Hunch | INTUITION |
| Impudence | LIP |
| Insectivorous bird – fool down under | DRONGO |
| Italian, Nobel-winning physicist, d. 1954 | FERMI |
| Kind of jazz harking back to its New Orleans origins | TRAD |
| Means to propel a boat | OAR |
| Muslim ascetic known for frenzied dancing | DERVISH |
| Natural light and heat | SUNSHINE |
| Opposite of ‘down’? | ACROSS |
| Premier League club | WESTHAMUNITED |
| Puzzle | BEMUSE |
| Seat of government in Holland | THEHAGUE |
| Serious fall from grace | MORTALSIN |
| Ski lift | TBAR |
| Smart alec – mafioso | WISEGUY |
| Smiled smugly | SMIRKED |
| Soviet prison camp | GULAG |
| That’s wonderful! | YIPPEE |
