| Mythical being and James Joyce title |
ULYSSES |
| Nearest in space or time |
CLOSEST |
| Opposed or perverse |
CONTRARY |
| Parts of a play |
SCENES |
| Persuade not to |
DISSUADE |
| Precise, not vague |
SPECIFIC |
| Receive willingly |
ACCEPT |
| Seek to recruit a person from another company |
HEADHUNT |
| Sets of instructions for a computer |
PROGRAMS |
| Shock to body or mind |
TRAUMA |
| Skin disorder |
ACNE |
| Spoken, not written |
ORAL |
| Strong thick ropes, of steel perhaps |
CABLES |
| The quality of mercy |
LENIENCY |
| Thin splinter |
SLIVER |
| Vehicles of early US settlers |
WAGONS |
