| APPLE | Fiona, singer |
| ARDOR | zeal |
| ARMANI | Giorgio, fashion designer |
| BASTION | bulwark |
| BEAVER | European mammal |
| BELT | waistband, sash |
| BENT | prepossession, propensity |
| CHEEK | wang |
| CONCORD | agreement, pact |
| COOLING | decrease in temperature |
| DISCO | musical genre |
| DOMINO | Fats, singer |
| DURRA | milo, cholam |
| ELM | A Nightmare on ... Street |
| FAIRY | peri, pixie |
| FENCE | protecting wall |
| GUIDO | wop, dago |
| JIMMY | Page, guitarist |
| JOHN | Wayne, actor |
| LEARNER | apprentice |
| MAJOR | military rank |
| MONROE | Marilyn, actress |
| MUSE | clio or erato |
| PINOT | ... noir, type of wine |
| RECESS | break, pause or vacation |
| SHERIFF | government official |
| SLIP | error, lapse |
| TURRET | cupola |
| TYING | ligature |
| TYSON | Fury, boxer |