| BANGER | crock |
| BEETLE | ladybird or bombardier |
| BIOLOGY | study of life |
| BRAIN | mind, reason |
| CARLSEN | Magnus, chess player |
| CHEVRON | wicket |
| COUGAR | catamount, puma |
| COUGAR | Puma concolor |
| DAYCARE | babysitting |
| DOUBT | negative emotion |
| EEL | electric fish |
| FOO | ... Fighters, rock band |
| FOXTROT | type of dance |
| FUMBLE | blunder, lapse |
| HORROR | consternation, fright |
| JORDAN | Michael, basketball player |
| KUDROW | Lisa, actress |
| MADNESS | insanity |
| MANIA | fixation |
| MARTIN | Ricky, singer |
| NOISE | riot, tumult |
| OVATION | applause |
| PLUTO | Roman god |
| POOCH | dog |
| POP | soda |
| SKYLINE | horizon |
| SOPHIA | Loren, actress |
| SYMBOL | emblem |
| TRACKER | stalker |
| ZVEREV | Alexander, tennis player |