| AIDA | opera by Verdi |
| ASPIRIN | acetylsalicylic acid |
| BACKUP | stand-in, substitute |
| BORDER | the outer edge of something |
| BUFFOON | jester, clown |
| BUGLE | clarion |
| CROSS | hybrid |
| DOLL | poppet |
| DRIBBLE | saliva |
| DRUG | opiate, narcotic |
| EMBRACE | putting arms around someone |
| EXPERT | occupation |
| FAILING | weakness |
| FART | poot, flatulence |
| FLIER | aviator |
| FRAUD | swindle |
| GALAXY | Milky Way |
| HUNDRED | Franklin, yard |
| ISSUE | sortie |
| MALTA | its capital is Valletta |
| MANILA | capital in Asia |
| MOTOR | diesel or stepping |
| NOW | The present time |
| PARIS | capital city in Europe |
| PEP | high spirits |
| PRIME | flower, peak |
| PROOF | confirmation, validation |
| VIETNAM | Good Morning, ... (film) |
| WELL | source, origin |
| XENON | one of noble gases |