| Metal container |
CAN |
| Move towards |
APPROACH |
| Moving, doing things |
ACTIVE |
| Natural gas that's a radioactive health hazard |
RADON |
| Not bright or distinct |
DIM |
| One might have too many in the fire |
IRONS |
| Organic compounds, obtained from meat, eggs etc. |
PROTEINS |
| Plants of dry regions |
CACTI |
| Protects against weather or harm |
SHELTERS |
| Refrained from doing something |
DESISTED |
| Schools, trains |
EDUCATES |
| Short formal pieces of writing |
ESSAYS |
| Signs indicating additions |
PLUSES |
| Soil or planet |
EARTH |
| Subdivision of a diocese |
PARISH |
| Unit of instruction |
LESSON |
| Whole amount |
TOTAL |
| Wry, incongruous |
IRONIC |