leave of absence or vacation
| FURLOUGH |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| RAY | beam of light or radiation |
| SIR | man of a higher rank or position |
| DARK | complete or partial absence of light |
| LACK | absence |
| RATE | of interest or fertility |
| PARTY | Republican or Conservative |
| POWER | solar or of will |
| RIVER | Neva or Mekong |
| ADDICT | of caffeine or cocaine |
| COLUMN | vertebral or of newspaper |
| RECESS | vacation |
| DISCORD | Lack of concord, agreement or harmony |
| HOLIDAY | vacation |
| TASTING | small amount of food or drink |
| TRUANCY | unexcused absence from school |
| PRESSURE | atmospheric or of blood |
| ATTRIBUTE | characteristic or quality of a thing |
| INNOCENCE | Absence of responsibility for a crime |
| OBSCURITY | the absence of light |
| SMUGGLING | illegal movement of goods or people |
| SHEEPSKIN | leather with wool attached |
| FURLOUGH | leave pass |