fault or malfunction
| DEFECT |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| BAD | fault, mistake |
| SLIP | lapse, fault |
| SOUP | gazpacho or porridge |
| STAR | Sun or Rigel |
| TIRE | radial or spare |
| WIRE | barbed or chicken |
| AGENT | insurance or travel |
| BRAND | Audi or Porsche |
| COURT | appellate or supreme |
| DANCE | tango or flamenco |
| ERROR | bad, fault |
| FLUID | water or petroleum |
| LAPSE | fault, mistake |
| MOTOR | diesel or stepping |
| ORDER | fungus or stop-loss |
| PARTY | Republican or Conservative |
| POWER | solar or of will |
| RIVER | Neva or Mekong |
| DRAWBACK | fault, deficiency |
| ABATEMENT | drawback, fault |
| LAPSE | fault, mistake |
| PERFECTION | faultlessness |