Mel informs us that the last word in the quote, broken down, literally means "trench annihilation automobile."
| 1 | faddist | One caught up in a craze |
| 2 | onsight | As soon as visible (2w) |
| 3 | livelong | Whole; entire |
| 4 | lambent | Flickering |
| 5 | edwardian | Immediately post-Victorian |
| 6 | takeheed | Pay attention (2w) |
| 7 | tobesure | Certainly (3w) |
| 8 | target | Objective |
| 9 | haphazard | Hit or miss |
| 10 | exhaustive | Thorough |
| 11 | eggshell | Yellowish-white |
| 12 | comet | Cosmic mass with a tail |
| 13 | onthebeach | Retired from naval service (3w) |
| 14 | nightgown | In which Wee Willie Winkie runs into town |
| 15 | outofreach | Unattainable (3w) |
| 16 | militia | Citizens army |
| 17 | youngmen | Beaux (2w) |
| 18 | outofhumor | Moody; cross (3w) |
| 19 | floss | Sine qua non in dental hygiene |
| 20 | evasive | Tricky; hard to grasp |
| 21 | daring | Bold |
| 22 | invasive | Tending to infringe |
| 23 | twofaced | Hypocritical (hyph) |
| 24 | ontheball | Alert; competent (3w, slang) |
| 25 | rudeness | Discourtesy |
| 26 | solong | Ta-ta (2w) |