Solutions A village in Scotland near Carlisle, formerly a popular place for runaway couples from England to be married without parental consent has 5 entries with similar clues

• 6-letter words
• diktatA decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent
• 7-letter words
• shudderShake from/with fear
• spousesMarried couples regularly RSVP to functions
• 8-letter words
• deadlockSituation from/in which no progress can be made
• 9-letter words
• betrothalAn official engagement between two consenting to get married