| Group of countries under one authority |
EMPIRE |
| Guards to control entry |
SENTRIES |
| Having reality or being |
EXISTING |
| Monikers assigned in fun, affection or contempt |
NICKNAMES |
| More pleasant |
NICER |
| Most furious |
ANGRIEST |
| Numbers classed together |
GROUP |
| Official engaged in international negotiations |
DIPLOMAT |
| Precisely accurate |
EXACT |
| Printer's medium |
INK |
| Represent in words |
DESCRIBE |
| Resemblance in the sounds of words |
ASSONANCE |
| Small areas of still water |
POOLS |
| Terminating |
ENDING |
| Threaded fasteners |
SCREWS |
| Tiny dog from Mexico |
CHIHUAHUA |
| Topics, ideas, motifs |
THEMES |
| Wheel on a furniture leg |
CASTOR |