| Once ..., twice shy, it's said |
BITTEN |
| Pattern of sounds, the beat |
RHYTHM |
| Pleasant French city? |
NICE |
| Protection or exemption from |
IMMUNITY |
| Qualified by right |
ENTITLED |
| Removing the moisture |
DRYING |
| Simply, nothing more than |
MERE |
| Slanted, pitched |
TILTED |
| State an intention to harm |
THREATEN |
| Strong verbal or written attack |
POLEMIC |
| The force of one body against another |
IMPACT |
| Tract of land with no trees in a wooded area |
CLEARING |
| Uncertain, unlikely |
DOUBTFUL |
| Unexpected event |
SURPRISE |
| US state in the Rocky Mountains |
COLORADO |
| Without, or very short of, cash |
STRAPPED |
