| Abrupt |
TERSE |
| American film star, d. 1960 |
GABLE |
| Association for a common purpose |
LEAGUE |
| Dead and rotting flesh |
CARRION |
| Evidence that the accused could not have been guilty |
ALIBI |
| Extremely agitated and shaking |
ALLOFATREMBLE |
| Fencing sword |
EPEE |
| Hackneyed |
TRITE |
| Invented story |
FICTION |
| Loan shark |
USURER |
| Long-handled tool for cutting grass or grain |
SCYTHE |
| Mixture of styles and/or materials — it's cheap (anag) |
PASTICHE |
| Noble gas, Ar |
ARGON |
