| Mortar or plaster, for short |
COMPO |
| Not wide |
NARROW |
| Nothing, in Nantes |
RIEN |
| Numerical prefix |
TRI |
| October birthstone |
OPAL |
| Office VIP |
CEO |
| Play on words |
PUN |
| Potter's oven |
KILN |
| Predicate component |
VERB |
| Prompted |
CUED |
| Quesadilla holder |
TORTILLA |
| Raise an objection |
DEMUR |
| Remain |
STAY |
| Requests |
ASKS |
| Right angles |
ELLS |
| Scoundrel |
CUR |
| Scratch |
MAR |
| Skewer |
SPIT |
| Spokescat for 9 Lives |
MORRIS |
| Start over |
REDO |
| Stubborn one |
MULE |
| Surface matter |
SCUM |
| Surround |
GIRD |
| Tavern |
BAR |
| Track star, perhaps |
SPRINTER |
| Two tablets, maybe |
DOSAGE |
| Vicinity |
AREA |
| Vientiane's land |
LAOS |
| Walkie-talkie's kin |
INTERCOM |
| Work with |
USE |
| Worldwide police organization |
INTERPOL |
