| Clues | Answers |
| A victory won at too great a cost to the victor | PYRRHIC |
| Association for mutual co-operation | LEAGUE |
| Bar snake from this State | NEBRASKA |
| Caused to flee | ROUTED |
| Comparison to show differences | CONTRAST |
| Decorative piece to conceal fixtures, of curtains perhaps | VALANCE |
| Delicate open-weave fabric | LACE |
| Egg-shaped | OVAL |
| Except if | UNLESS |
| Flowers with yellow centres | DAISIES |
| Formal event on a special occasion | CEREMONY |
| Frenzied, out of control | AMOK |
| Gathers together and saves for future use | HOARDS |
| Granting, permitting | ALLOWING |
| It sticks things together | ADHESIVE |
| Keep under control | RESTRAIN |
| Labyrinth of burrows | WARREN |
| Laugh at, make fun of | DERIDE |
| New York underground | SUBWAY |
| New York university | COLUMBIA |
| Oil is nil, strangely, in this state | ILLINOIS |
| Persuasive language | RHETORIC |
| Picture-house | CINEMA |
| Queen of Sparta, mother of Helen of Troy | LEDA |
| Skull that encloses the brain | CRANIUM |
| Small building for worship | CHAPEL |
| Small, inexpensive restaurant | BISTRO |
| State capital of Hawaii | HONOLULU |
| The experience of thinking that something new has happened before | DEJAVU |
| Touchstone, benchmark | STANDARD |
| Walk like a duck | WADDLE |
| Witty banter | REPARTEE |
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