| PATIENCE | Ambrose Bierce defined it as "A minor form of despair, disguised as a |
| GASLIGHT | In the beginning, God provided a minor form of illumination (8) |
| ART | Georgia O'Keeffe defined it as "Filling a space in a beautiful way" |
| INNOVATION | Steve Jobs defined it as "saying no to a thousand things" |
| MONEY | "A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it," according to Ambrose Bierce |
| PATRIOTISM | Term used to describe devotion to one's own country - Samuel Johnson defined it as 'the last refuge of the scoundrel' |
| PAGAN | In his Devil's Dictionary, what does Ambrose Bierce define as: "A benighted person who prefers home- |
| ABSCOND | "___ - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another": Ambrose Bierce (7) |
| ACHIEVEMENT | The death of endeavour and the birth of disgust, according to Ambrose Bierce |
| DESTINY | "A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure," per Ambrose Bierce |
| HATRED | "A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority," per Ambrose Bierce |
| CHILDCARE | Minor form of supervision (9) |
| PALMISTRY | Maiden is engaged in minor form of clairvoyance |
| VIRTUE | Shaw defined it as "insufficient temptation" |
| LOVE | "A temporary insanity curable by marriage," per Ambrose Bierce |
| GOLDDIGGER | As a minor, say, she wheedles money out of men |
| IDENTIFIED | I defined it poorly but correctly put a name to it (10) |
| INBAD | Alone ___ company, a la Ambrose Bierce |
| ENOUGH | Definition of "once," per Ambrose Bierce |
| SIN | "Success, n. The one unpardonable ___ against one's fellows": Ambrose Bierce |
