| BANK | Goldman Sachs |
| BISON | American mammal |
| CARL | Linnaeus, biologist |
| DENIAL | refusal |
| DRUM | percussion instrument |
| EUBOEA | Greek island |
| FUNK | genre of music |
| GOBLIN | kobold, sprite |
| GRANT | allotment, share |
| GROHL | Dave, member of Nirvana |
| HUNK | lump, piece |
| INITIAL | versal |
| INK | hype, flak |
| JOEL | Billy, singer |
| LOAN | credit |
| MESSAGE | wire, intimation |
| MONEY | cheddar, paper |
| MOOLAH | money, geld |
| MOTH | lep |
| PAISLEY | motif of swirling droplet |
| PORK | meat from a pig |
| RESULT | solution |
| SALT | acetate or chloride |
| SICKLE | reap hook |
| TENOR | import, purport |
| TOPAZ | nesosilicate mineral |
| WIND | breeze |
| WORTH | value |
| WYOMING | US state |
| ZAMBIA | country with Lusaka |