| Clues | Answers |
| Acquire by effort | EARN |
| Acute infection from contaminated water or food | CHOLERA |
| Affording comfort or solace | CONSOLING |
| Allowing no deviation from a standard | STRICT |
| An also-ran | LOSER |
| Ancient Athenian philosopher, pupil of Plato | ARISTOTLE |
| Animals raised for meat | CATTLE |
| Apertures in the eyes | PUPILS |
| Austrian composer from Harlem? | MAHLER |
| Back part | REAR |
| Collision | CRASH |
| Corded tape used for stiffening | PETERSHAM |
| Cords around the neck for whistle etc. | LANYARDS |
| Country and nut | BRAZIL |
| Crucial stages or unstable situations of difficulty | CRISES |
| Departs or bequeaths | LEAVES |
| Distinguish, make out | DISCERN |
| Involving many | MULTIPLE |
| Makes improvements or corrections | EMENDS |
| Modifies for a new use | ADAPTS |
| Monetary resources | FINANCES |
| Narrow steep-sided valleys | RAVINES |
| Not secret or hidden | OVERT |
| Peremptory request | DEMAND |
| Pieces of furniture for storage | CUPBOARDS |
| Right or means of entry | ACCESS |
| Safe, free from danger | SECURE |
| Something borrowed | LOAN |
| Sour cherry tree | MORELLO |
| Source, derivation | ORIGIN |
| The state of being under the control of another person | THRALL |
| This bread is soon forgotten, it’s said | EATEN |
| Tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment | TENDON |
| Tropical plant with edible pods | OKRA |
| Upright | VERTICAL |
| Without equal, unparalleled | UNIQUE |
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