| Lustrous structures in oysters |
PEARLS |
| Make a bad situation worse |
AGGRAVATE |
| Man-made waterway |
CANAL |
| Muslim form of salutation |
SALAAM |
| Of energy released in nuclear fission or fusion |
ATOMIC |
| On the q.t |
SECRETLY |
| Pays money or passes time |
SPENDS |
| Percussion instruments |
TRIANGLES |
| Preferred over all others |
FAVOURED |
| Rapid surprise attack |
RAID |
| Rate of movement |
SPEED |
| Singer in a synagogue |
CANTOR |
| The front of a building |
FACADE |
| The old you |
THEE |
| Underlying structure |
FRAMEWORK |
| Very near to |
BESIDE |
| Wandering off course |
STRAYING |
| Whole number |
INTEGER |