meaning of descant, and Chambers has it as obsolete. 6 NATIONAL SERVICE - (trains alone)* + VICE (weakness). 7 AT ODDS - A TODD'S, ref. Sweeney Todd , a.k.a. The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. 8 HUNGRY - HUNG(a)RY 13 OSTENSIBLE - O + ST + (s)ENSIBLE. 15 RIPPLING - RIPPING around