| LEFT | RIGHT |
| 1. The Pope's palace | 1. The hue of mother-of-pearl |
| 2. To comment at great length | 2. Unperformed |
| 3. Mysterious | 3. A handcuff |
| 4. Malicious gossip | 4. An enclosed fire-place |
| 5. To solicit orders | 5. Noted river in New York state |
| 6. A portable flask | 6. Year-book |
| 7. Scrutinised | 7. A familiar vegetable |
| 8. Emptiness | 8. Threatened |
| 9. To cheat | 9. The establisher of a law |
| 10. A long-billed water bird | 10. Outer casing of aircraft engine |