| ADAGIO | musical tempo |
| AGE | legal or fetal |
| ALBERTO | Contador, cyclist |
| BALLOON | hot-air or meteorological |
| BARREL | hollow cylindrical container |
| BEGGAR | spanger, mendicant |
| BLUNDER | mistake, goof |
| BOREDOM | ennui |
| BRANCH | shoot, twig |
| BRO | bull, dude |
| CHOICE | selection |
| CLASS | category, kingdom |
| DESERT | Gobi or Thar |
| EGRESS | way out |
| EMBER | glowing piece of coal or wood |
| GLEE | laughter, giggle |
| HONEY | mel |
| NATRIUM | sodium |
| PART | component |
| RUSSIA | country with Moscow |
| SALE | auction or garage |
| SHOOT | new plant growth |
| SPADE | tool for digging |
| SPIKE | workhouse |
| SPRITE | goblin, fey |
| SUBJECT | question, motion |
| SUN | our star |
| SYSTEM | immune or respiratory |
| TABLOID | scandal sheet |
| TRAJAN | Roman emperor |