| Clues | Answers |
| Alter dishonestly | FIDDLE |
| Barren area of the Dakotas and Nebraska | BADLANDS |
| Cringe with fear | COWER |
| Disreputable characters | LOWLIFE |
| Dollop | BLOB |
| Ever so | VERY |
| Flag when 11 | DROOP |
| Fondles a thigh (anag) | SLEIGHTOFHAND |
| Frankincense or mastic, for instance | RESIN |
| Make redundant | LAYOFF |
| Money (informal) | LUCRE |
| Musical drama | OPERA |
| Opposed to | AGAINST |
| Ordinary | AVERAGE |
| Pity for another’s misfortune | SYMPATHY |
| Practice and study of government | POLITICS |
| Professional killer | GUNMAN |
| Scottish or Irish Gaelic language | ERSE |
| Sleepy | TIRED |
| Snow leopard __ unit of weight | OUNCE |
| Step | PACE |
| Text identifier required for logging in | USERNAME |
| Visual aid (abbr) | SPECS |
| What a pity! | OHDEAR |
| Willy Wonka’s output? | CONFECTIONERY |
| With subtle shades of meaning | NUANCED |
