| Major river of Asia |
BRAHMAPUTRA |
| Membranous sac |
CYST |
| Music genre |
rock and roll |
| Mutual linkage |
interconnection |
| No-hoper |
LOSER |
| Not as bright |
DIMMER |
| Openly hostile |
CONFRONTATIONAL |
| Process used in semiconductor device fabrication |
ion implantation |
| Protection; justification |
DEFENCE |
| Rental vehicle |
hire car |
| Respiratory condition |
ASTHMA |
| Rise and hover in the air |
LEVITATE |
| Scandinavian country |
SWEDEN |
| Sergei —, Russian composer |
RACHMANINOV |
| Severe privation or suffering |
HARDSHIP |
| Shrub yielding indigo |
ANIL |
| Small county |
RUTLAND |
| Sound intensity |
LOUDNESS |
| Splendid, expensive-looking |
SUMPTUOUS |
| Sweet with honey and nuts |
NOUGAT |
| Tending to intrude |
INVASIVE |
| Thanklessness |
INGRATITUDE |
| Truncate |
SHORTEN |
| Ugly |
UNSIGHTLY |
| Unit of magnetic field strength |
OERSTED |
| Unpleasant discharges |
EFFLUVIA |
| Vigorous cleaner; device for purifying gases |
SCRUBBER |
| Water plant |
mare's tail |
| Words of encouragement in adversity |
chin up |
| Wrap for exposed electric wires |
insulating tape |
