| Like new |
PRISTINE |
| Maintain formally |
ASSERT |
| Mark left by a wound |
SCAR |
| Richer post (anag) — top administrative position in some universities and colleges |
RECTORSHIP |
| Self-satisfied smile |
SMIRK |
| Significance |
POINT |
| Strong negative reaction |
BACKLASH |
| Trial performance for an artiste |
AUDITION |
| Unit of (usually eight) bits |
BYTE |
| Very fashionable |
ONTREND |
| Writer of words set to music |
LYRICIST |