Deserved acknowledgment
| DUE |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| AVOWAL | acknowledgment |
| NEEDED | due, owing |
| WEIGHT | force acting on a mass due to gravity |
| REQUIRED | due, needed |
| ADMISSION | acknowledgment |
| CONCESSION | admission, acknowledgment |
| CONFESSION | acknowledgment, avowal |
| TRAITOR | deserter, apostate |
| AIM | design, end |