| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| geest | old alluvial matter |
| geests | GEEST, old alluvial matter |
| GEEST | Alluvial matter. |
| SILT | Alluvial matter. |
| SILT | Alluvial matter |
| COAL | Old vegetable matter |
| ALSOP | Old "Matter of Fact" columnist |
| REHASH | Old matter under a new name. |
| ALSOP | Old political journalist with the newspaper column "Matter of Fact" |
