| NITROUS | Containing nitrogen, especially in a low valency state (7) |
| CUPROUS | Of copper with a valency of one |
| AMMONIA | Pungent gas containing nitrogen and hydrogen (7) |
| CLEANER | Cultivated cereal containing nitrogen should be less contaminated (7) |
| UNICAST | A message sent to a single recipient, especially in a computer network (anagram of "AC units") (7) |
| POSTING | Assignment to a post, or particular location, especially in a governmental capacity. (7) |
| COTTAGE | A small, simple house, especially in a rural area (7) |
| FITMENT | A fixed item of furniture, especially in a residence (7) |
| DECKING | Wooden boards fixed as a platform, especially in a garden (7) |
| ACREAGE | What relates to a large allotment of land, especially in a rural area (7) |
| EXOTICA | Outlandish objects, especially in a collection (7) |
| SCHOLAR | A very learned person especially in a specific field |
| LECTORS | Readers, especially in a college (7) |
| INGENUE | Artless, naive young woman, especially in a play or film (7) |
| OBSCENE | Indecent, especially in a sexual sense (7) |
| LUNETTE | An arched aperture or window, especially in a domed ceiling (7) |
| IMAGERY | Visually descriptive language, especially in a literary work (7) |
| SCHEMED | Made plans, especially in a devious way (7) |
| WORKTOP | Useful surface, especially in a kitchen (7) |
| PREEMPT | Supplant, forestall -- especially in a game of bridge (3-4) |
