| TAKINGS | Receipts, especially as a profit |
| XANTHIC | Of a yellow tint, especially as a description of flowers (7) |
| RECLUSE | One living in seclusion, especially as a religious discipline (7) |
| PRALINE | Smooth sweet substance made by boiling crushed nuts in sugar, used especially as a filling for chocolates (7) |
| SQUALOR | The condition or quality of being disgustingly dirty or repulsive, especially as a result of neglect or poverty (7) |
| FATTEST | Most substantial, as a profit |
| TIDIEST | Most impressive, as a profit |
| CLEAVER | A heavy knife, especially as used by a butcher (7) |
| SHOAL | In oceanography, a sandbank; or, a multitude of fish swimming together, especially as a social group |
| SIREN | A device for emitting a loud wailing sound, especially as a warning or signal (5) |
| PINTSIZE | Very small, especially as a description of a person |
| PEPPERONI | A highly-seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef, used especially as a pizza topping (9) |
| IMMERSION | --- heater, an electrical device for heating liquid, especially as a fixture in a domestic hot-water tank (9) |
| SWAMI | A Hindu religious instructor, especially as a form of address (5) |
| ATTENUATION | The loss of energy suffered by radiation as it passes through matter, especially as a result of absorption or scattering |
| KOMBU | Dark brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria commonly used in Japanese cooking, especially as a base for stocks such as dashi (5) |
| TENOTOMY | Surgical cutting or division of a tendon, especially as a remedy for club foot (8) |
| TRIMESTER | Period of three months, especially as a division of a human pregnancy (9) |
| EULOGY | A speech of praise, especially as a tribute to someone who has died (6) |
| NITRO | (KNO3) Used especially as a fertilizer and explosive. |
