| Intended meaning |
PURPORT |
| Item of value |
ASSET |
| Large expanse of sea |
OCEAN |
| Lead news story |
SPLASH |
| Mass killing |
CARNAGE |
| Norwegian playwright, d. 1906 |
IBSEN |
| Provide physical relief |
ASSUAGE |
| Rent |
LEASE |
| Russian river, the longest in Europe |
VOLGA |
| Sauce made with meat juices |
GRAVY |
| Spiritualist |
MYSTIC |
| Voice box |
LARYNX |
| Watered down |
DILUTED |