Across
| Light timber a hunk hauled back | BALSA |
| Religious festival managed to include a cross | RAMADAN |
| Place covered by grass is viewed well | REPUTED |
| King Charles in total struggle | SCRUM |
| Length of time around it varies | DURATION |
| Shack in Slough | SHED |
| Complaint of youth in spring month | MALADY |
| Burn causing wow in school | SCORCH |
| Female with fantastic features | FACE |
| Cadet Jan might be very close | ADJACENT |
| Clever person hit on head | BRAIN |
| Miles up winding drive | IMPULSE |
| Radical Mike in old tree | EXTREME |
| A toe or two perhaps? | DIGIT |
| Tropical tree | BALSA |
| Muslim holy month | RAMADAN |
| Generally believed | REPUTED |
| Scrimmage | SCRUM |
| Time span | DURATION |
| Lean-to | SHED |
| Ailment | MALADY |
| Sear or singe | SCORCH |
| Confront | FACE |
| Next (to) | ADJACENT |
| Intellectual capacity | BRAIN |
| Whim | IMPULSE |
| Outermost | EXTREME |
| Finger or toe | DIGIT |
Down
| Apathy in bedroom: that’s terrible | BOREDOM |
| Some Lilliputian impudence | LIP |
| Your Highness? | ALTITUDE |
| Socialist fiery and very popular | REDHOT |
| Not seen, heard in fog | MIST |
| Unlikely winner’s nightmare? | DARKHORSE |
| Not a wild wanderer | NOMAD |
| Slow worker at court after rule broken | RELUCTANT |
| Had fight: thrown out | SCRAPPED |
| Host ate nuts in uncomfortable position | HOTSEAT |
| Davies trained as counsel | ADVISE |
| Great French article and story | FABLE |
| About to stuff United, but not now? | ONCE |
| Prisoner left with silver | LAG |
| Ennui | BOREDOM |
| Mouth part | LIP |
| Elevation | ALTITUDE |
| Incandescent | REDHOT |
| Haze | MIST |
| Surprise candidate | DARKHORSE |
| Bedouin, e.g. | NOMAD |
| Unwilling | RELUCTANT |
| Discarded as useless | SCRAPPED |
| Stressful situation | HOTSEAT |
| Offer suggestions | ADVISE |
| Moral tale | FABLE |
| In the past | ONCE |
| Wrap as pipe | LAG |
