1. Get ready Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

2. Mother or father Answer: (One word, 6 letters)

3. Not owning; paying for accommodation by making regular payments to a landlord Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

4. Give a slight colour to Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

5. To eat or swallow Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

6. A non-verbal expression of feeling Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

7. A container (for soup etc.) Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

8. A repeat performance, or a re-staging of an historical event Answer: (One Word, 11 letters (or hyphenated 2-9, either is accepted))

9. An entertainer who "reads" minds Answer: (One Word, 9 letters)

10. Lacking in energy Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

11. Reduces or diminishes Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

12. Becoming aware of Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

13. Producing words in a musical fashion (often accompanied by a tune) Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

14. A number of cloth items with a check pattern Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

15. A small mammal often kept as a pet Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

16. Of much worth or British currency Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

17. Relating to the study of languages Answer: (One Word, 10 letters)

18. A small freshwater fish Answer: (One Word, 11 letters)

19. Betting on a horse Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

20. A brightly coloured bird often seen near water Answer: (One Word, 10 letters)

21. A Crown officer or lawman Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

22. The rabble or hoi-polloi Answer: (One Word, 8 letters or 4-4 if hyphenated (either is acceptable))

23. Dissipated or tawdry Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

24. Angling Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

25. A movable joint used for hanging a door Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)