| Opening for loading a gun |
BREECH |
| Practical joke |
HOAX |
| Representative |
DELEGATE |
| Sharp — express grief |
KEEN |
| Soft muscular tissue |
FLESH |
| Stiff and pompous |
STILTED |
| Stock Exchange speculator |
BULL |
| Tack with long, loose stitches |
BASTE |
| Unattainable |
BEYONDREACH |
| Where an outbreak of hostilities is likely |
FLASHPOINT |
| With skill |
ADEPTLY |