| Mettle, daring |
NERVE |
| New York railway |
SUBWAY |
| Not tied up or attached |
LOOSE |
| Orchestral introductions |
OVERTURES |
| Protective metal covering |
ARMOUR |
| Raised area for speakers |
PLATFORM |
| Reserve, taciturnity |
RETICENCE |
| Second most holy city of Islam |
MEDINA |
| Set down in permanent form |
RECORDED |
| Sleep, colloquially |
KIP |
| The art of growing dwarfed plants |
BONSAI |
| They slow or hinder progress |
BRAKES |
| Those not already mentioned |
OTHERS |
| Time away from work |
VACATION |
| Travelling through air |
FLYING |
| Unaccompanied singing |
ACAPPELLA |
| Uncooked |
RAW |
| Wind, distort |
TWIST |