- A temporary way of dealing with a problem or need - As a temporary measure - Makeshift - Short-term - Space behind block is temporary - Temporary - Temporary measure to plug hole
- Acting (manager) - Caretaker - Caretaker in midwinter? Impossible! - In term, I went in pro tem - In winter, images are only makeshift - Meantime - Painter impulsively covers for caretaker
- Dirk or kris - Is it right, for example, to gad about looking for a knife? - Knife used as a weapon - Obelisk - Ragged, dishevelled, cloak goes with it - Stabbing knife - Stabbing weapon