| Clues | Answers |
| A long time | HOURS |
| Brilliant stone | JEWEL |
| Built to last | STURDY |
| Came down to earth with a big bump | CRASHLANDED |
| Colouring | PIGMENT |
| Devalue | CHEAPEN |
| Eagle’s nest? | EYRIE |
| Gambling establishments | CASINOS |
| Havana, say | CIGAR |
| Hot pepper | CHILLI |
| Ineffective | USELESS |
| Line in Catch-22 | HYPHEN |
| Medicated sweet | LOZENGE |
| New South Wales capital | SYDNEY |
| Open (a fastener) | UNZIP |
| Piece of cake (informal) | DODDLE |
| Put upon | IMPOSE |
| Rhinoplasty (informal) | NOSEJOB |
| Shrewdness | SAVVY |
| Small spiny fish | STICKLEBACK |
| Temporary setback | HICCUP |
| That won’t be a problem | NOSWEAT |
| U-shaped river curve | OXBOW |
| Unopened flower — Citizen Kane’s cheap little sled | ROSEBUD |
| Venomous snake | VIPER |
| Wrap | ENFOLD |