| ''Hope is the thing with ...'' (Emily Dickinson) |
FEATHERS |
| An indeterminate date in the future |
SOMETIME |
| An oily sea-fish |
MACKEREL |
| Ancestry of a purebred animal |
PEDIGREE |
| Austere, harsh |
SEVERE |
| Beaten-up, knocked about |
BATTERED |
| Boisterous, disobedient |
UNRULY |
| Character, disposition |
NATURE |
| Cleopatra's cobras |
ASPS |
| Clever scheme or noisy breath |
WHEEZE |
| Continue in spite of resistance |
PERSIST |
| Draw out, evoke |
ELICIT |
| Expose a false claim |
DEBUNK |
| Fastest land mammals |
CHEETAHS |
| Full set of clothing |
OUTFIT |
| Furrow on the face |
WRINKLE |
