| BASTION | stronghold |
| BOURGES | city in France |
| BUZZ | report |
| CHARLES | Dickens, writer |
| CORN | type of grain |
| DETROIT | ? |
| FAT | adipose tissue |
| FOAM | fizz, froth |
| HALL | assembly room |
| JUMPER | with parachute or pole |
| KOCH | Robert, biologist |
| MOSES | biblical prophet |
| MULL | thin, soft muslin |
| MUSE | Pierian spring |
| NANTES | city in Britanny |
| NETS | Brooklyn ..., NBA team |
| OHIO | US state |
| PICTURE | X-ray or silent |
| PREFECT | magisterial title |
| PROUST | Marcel, French writer |
| PURPOSE | end, design |
| REBUS | dingbat |
| SOAK | immersion in water |
| SORCERY | necromancy, witchcraft |
| SPRING | source |
| STEEPLE | tall tower on a building |
| SWAN | water bird |
| TAIPAN | venomous snake |
| TRY | attempt, test |
| YEAR | 1929 or 1643 |