| ACID | phosphorous or boric |
| ALFRED | Hitchcock, film director |
| ATO | Boldon, sprinter |
| BEACH | Long ..., city in California |
| GINGER | redhead, ranga |
| HOUSE | beach or gambling |
| HOUSTON | ... Rockets, NBA team |
| INSECT | bee or ant |
| IRON | ... Maiden, rock band |
| JAM | conserve, preserve |
| KEITH | Richards, guitarist |
| KILLJOY | spoilsport |
| KOREAN | one of Asians |
| LAND | country |
| LUCRE | money, cake |
| MERCKX | Eddy, cyclist |
| MILNE | A.A., writer |
| MODE | fashion |
| NERVE | flang |
| PACO | Rabanne, fashion designer |
| PHARAOH | Ramses or Djoser |
| PROVOST | viceroy |
| REDHEAD | ranga, bloodnut |
| SEARCH | attempt to find something |
| SINDON | shroud |
| SOAKING | irrigation, inundation |
| SYSTEM | lymphatic or metric |
| TACK | coming about |
| TORNADO | atmospheric phenomena |
| YEN | Kenya - shilling, Japan - ? |