| Absolve from blame |
EXONERATE |
| Artificially-made compound |
SYNTHETIC |
| Band of contrasting colour |
STRIPE |
| Believes to be guilty but without proof |
SUSPECTS |
| Cares about these measurements |
ACRES |
| Conclude by reasoning |
DEDUCE |
| Excessively preoccupied |
OBSESSED |
| Forced into a narrow space |
WEDGED |
| Frozen water |
ICE |
| Go into |
ENTER |
| Have being |
EXIST |
| He'd nap under this shiny shrub |
DAPHNE |
| Heavy blocks for blacksmiths |
ANVILS |
| Imaginary one-horned animals |
UNICORNS |
| In many cases |
OFTEN |
| In that place |
THERE |
| It's placed at the end of a word |
SUFFIX |
| Japanese invasive plant species |
KNOTWEED |