| Historical period; chapter in history |
ERA |
| Hurt dog (anag) |
DROUGHT |
| Index, an indicator of stock market prices |
DOWJONES |
| Kindly endorsement and guidance |
AEGIS |
| No longer one’s responsibility |
OFFONESHANDS |
| River of northern England |
TEES |
| Sentimentally sweet |
TWEE |
| Small unit of imperial weight |
OUNCE |
| Stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning |
SPINDLE |
| Stocky; compact |
THICKSET |
| Stronghold; citadel |
FASTNESS |
| Thin diaphanous fabric of wool, cotton or silk |
VOILE |
| Time after sunset when it’s neither light nor dark |
DUSK |