| It's given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
SURETY |
| Japanese paste used in soups and sauces |
MISO |
| Lacking neatness and order |
SLOPPY |
| Lento, in music |
SLOWLY |
| Male elephant, say |
BULL |
| Nightclub area of London |
SOHO |
| Open space between two things |
GAP |
| Partner in marriage |
SPOUSE |
| Performance held in the afternoon |
MATINEE |
| Place for plants and sleep |
BED |
| Plump game bird |
GROUSE |
| Protective cover, for sword say |
SHEATHE |
| Put down or conceal |
REPRESS |
| Reduces in size |
SHRINKS |
| Sauce for pasta |
PESTO |
| Small, playful fairy |
SPRITE |
| Smiled broadly |
GRINNED |
| Soul or mind |
PSYCHO |
| State of deep unconsciousness |
COMA |
| Understands the real story |
SUSSES |
| Unfathomable |
ABYSMAL |