| ALMOND | type of tree nut |
| ASSENT | consent, agreement |
| BATTLE | conflict, collision |
| BEATER | drum stick |
| BONSAI | Japanese miniature tree |
| CAR | Volvo or Renault |
| CASSINI | Giovanni, astronomer |
| CINEMA | movie theatre, a movie house |
| COAL | ironworks - steel, mine - ? |
| DAD | father, a male parent |
| DREGS | residue, debris |
| DREGS | lees |
| DRIVE | verve, get-up-and-go |
| FIBRE | of glass or nerve |
| FIJI | its capital is Suva |
| LINGO | language |
| MAGIC | wizardry |
| MARBLE | type of rock |
| OPAL | type of gemstone |
| POD | capsule, container |
| PRYOR | Richard, comedy actor |
| PUTZ | fool, idiot |
| RADISH | among vegetables |
| REFUSE | waste, rubbish |
| RENTER | tenant |
| RIVER | Neva or Mekong |
| SPEAKER | talker |
| STARE | persistent gaze |
| STAYS | corset |
| WILDER | Deontay, boxer |