| Let fall |
DROP |
| Literary composition |
ESSAY |
| Mark for a slight pause |
COMMA |
| Most indolent |
LAZIEST |
| No amount at all |
ZERO |
| Nominates the strange state |
MINNESOTA |
| Norse god of thunder |
THOR |
| Overlaid with something |
COVERED |
| Person blamed for the wrongdoings or mistakes of others |
SCAPEGOAT |
| Person from Sana'a, say |
YEMENI |
| Port city of Ukraine |
ODESSA |
| Shoulder movement to show indifference |
SHRUG |
| Sicilian city |
PALERMO |
| Silver and platinum, say |
METALS |
| Small metal spike |
NAIL |
| Strong and solidly built |
STURDY |
| Terminating |
ENDING |
| The interaction of organisms with their physical environment |
ECOSYSTEM |