separation of the head from the body

DECAPITATION
WordClue
EBBThe receding movement of the tide
RYEThe Catcher in the ...
SEAThe Old Man and the ...
TOMThe male of the domesticated cat
GUNSThe ... of Navarone (film)
GURUteacher from the Hindu tradition
SNOTMucus, especially mucus from the nose
UGLYThe Goood, the Bad and the ...
CHEEKpart of the head
ERATOone of the muses
JABBAthe Hutt from "Star Wars"
LAMBSThe Silence of the ... (film)
PRIAMcharacter from the Iliad
PRIDEone of the seven deadly sins
SCALPThe top of the head
USAGEThe manner or the amount of using
PALATEThe roof of the mouth
SLAVERSaliva running from the mouth
MATRIMONYthe state of being married
PNEUMONIAinflammatory condition of the lung
DIVORCEseparation, division
CUTTLEFISHsepia, inkfish