| Abduct and hold for ransom |
KIDNAP |
| Affable, warm and friendly |
GENIAL |
| Annoying or boring |
IRKSOME |
| Be highly noticeable |
STANDOUT |
| Beethoven or Mozart, say |
COMPOSER |
| Birds of prey that feed on carrion |
VULTURES |
| Clandestine |
SECRET |
| Deep in thought |
PENSIVE |
| Double-edged implement |
SCISSORS |
| Explosion of air through the nose |
SNEEZE |
| In the direction of |
TOWARD |
| Japan's main island |
HONSHU |
| Left or right, say |
SIDE |
| Lozenge to soothe the throat |
PASTILLE |
| Monetary resources |
FINANCES |
| Of dogs |
CANINE |