demand backed up by a threat
| ULTIMATUM |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| TAX | custom, demand |
| NOTE | musical or demand |
| BIMBO | dolled up woman |
| DRIVE | get-up-and-go, enthusiasm |
| HEIST | hold-up, pillage |
| QUACK | The sound made by a duck |
| SHIRE | administered by a sheriff |
| TONGS | kitchenware used for picking up items |
| VERVE | drive, get-up-and-go |
| CUSTOM | tax, demand |
| MENACE | perceived threat or danger |
| SYSTEM | set up |
| PLUNDER | heist, hold-up |
| CAUSEWAY | route raised up on an embankment |
| FOSTERING | bringing up |
| SITUATION | set up |
| CAMOUFLAGE | disguise or covering up |
| IMPOSITION | demand |
| LIQUIDATION | winding-up of a company |
| EXAGGERATION | heaping or piling up |
| IMPOSITION | demand |
| BEHAVIOR | demeanor |