| SHUFTI | What word for "a quick look" entered the language during World War II? (6) |
| DUCK | Word for a quick dip, plunge or lowering of the head that became the name of a waterfowl whose behaviour reflects said action (4) |
| DAPPERLING | Archaic word for a quick and active little fellow (10) |
| DIDDUMS | What expression of commiseration addressed to a child and jocularly to an adult entered the language in the late 1800s? (7) |
| BOYCOTT | Ostracised in 1880 by the Irish Land League, which landowner's name then entered the language? (7) |
| CAMOUFLAGE | From a French word for "disguise" what word entered the English language during WWI? (10) |
| EMBARGO | What word for a trade ban came from a Spanish word for impede or arrest? (7) |
| DEKKO | Informal term for a quick look, originating from a Hindi word (5) |
| TAKEAGLANCEAT | Steal silver spear on a square for a quick look (4,1,6,2) |
| GLIMPSE | Hobbles in, for example coming back for a quick look (7) |
| ADDICT | What word for a habitual, excessive user came into use in the early 20th Century? (6) |
| REEFER | What word for a cannabis cigarette originated in the 1930s? (6) |
| INFANT | What word for a small child originates in Latin for "unable to speak"? (6) |
| PEEK | Take camera from peacemaker for a quick look (4) |
| MUGGINS | What word for a foolish and gullible person is sometimes applied to oneself? (7) |
| LEA | What word for a field is used poetically? (3) |
| DINGHY | Hindi gave us what word for a rowing boat? (6) |
| RORT | What word for a fraudulent or dishonest act comes from Australia? (4) |
| JUMBO | A London Zoo elephant gave the language what word for "very large"? (5) |
| PLONK | What word for cheap wine originated in Australia, probably a corruption of the word blanc? (5) |
