| ''Tristan and ...'' (Wagner opera) |
ISOLDE |
| Applicant, aspirant |
CANDIDATE |
| Applies force to propel something |
DRIVES |
| Author of Pride and Prejudice |
AUSTEN |
| Benchmarks, norms |
STANDARDS |
| Christian penitential period |
LENT |
| Computer symbol |
ICON |
| Confidently and courageously |
BOLDLY |
| Contemptuous or scornful remarks |
SNEERS |
| Cuban capital |
HAVANA |
| Flows back or recedes |
EBBS |
| Food grain |
CEREAL |
| Harry S ... former US president |
TRUMAN |
| Hot molten rock |
LAVA |
| Inclined, slanted |
TILTED |
| Insurance statistician |
ACTUARY |
| It acts to discourage |
DETERRENT |
| Loathe, find repugnant |
ABHOR |
