| ACUMEN | intelligence |
| APNEA | suspension of breathing |
| BREEZE | light, gentle wind |
| BURGAS | city in Bulgaria |
| DICTATE | order or command |
| DISEASE | tetanus or cholera |
| DORIS | Day, actress |
| END | termination |
| FOLK | people |
| GLUE | adhesive |
| GRAZ | city in Austria |
| HYMN | type of song |
| IRON | ... Maiden, rock band |
| KOSOVO | country with Pristina |
| LEASH | for dogs and other animals |
| LOCAL | stopper |
| MAGIC | wandwork, sorcery |
| MESSINA | ? |
| NIP | sip |
| NYMPH | The larva of certain insects |
| PAPERS | The Pickwick ... (Dickens) |
| PAUL | McCartney from The Beatles |
| PUNTER | he bets against the bank |
| RICHARD | Gere, actor |
| ROOF | Fiddler on the ... (theater) |
| RUTH | pity |
| SHARP | brand of electronics |
| SNAKE | cobra or taipan |
| STRAIT | Bering or Cook |
| USE | note, employment |