of departure or logic

GATE
WordClue
RAYbeam of light or radiation
SIRman of a higher rank or position
DARKcomplete or partial absence of light
RATEof interest or fertility
GOINGdeparture
PARTYRepublican or Conservative
POWERsolar or of will
RIVERNeva or Mekong
ADDICTof caffeine or cocaine
COLUMNvertebral or of newspaper
DENIALThe negation in logic
SUDOKUlogic number grid puzzle
DISCORDLack of concord, agreement or harmony
LEAVINGdeparture
TASTINGsmall amount of food or drink
PRESSUREatmospheric or of blood
ATTRIBUTEcharacteristic or quality of a thing
SMUGGLINGillegal movement of goods or people
DIFFERENCEdeparture, deviation
RETIREMENTdeparture, withdrawment
HEART... of Darkness (Conrad)
EFFECTof Doppler or side