| Nebraska city and code-named beach of D-Day landings |
OMAHA |
| Nurse, nun or relative |
SISTER |
| Of the month preceding this one, in short |
ULT |
| Organ of hearing |
EAR |
| Piece of ground with a mat of grass |
SOD |
| Proportion of one thing to another |
RATIO |
| Sharp, shrewd |
ASTUTE |
| Stand for an artist's canvas |
EASEL |
| Stirred to action |
INSPIRED |
| Surprising, shocking |
STARTLING |
| The one who tells the story |
NARRATOR |
| Thin inflatable rubber bags |
BALLOONS |
| Three-sided figure |
TRIANGLE |
| Toward the stern of a ship |
ABAFT |
| Tubular wind instruments |
RECORDERS |
| Undid, a parcel say, or began |
OPENED |
| Usually, normally |
COMMONLY |
| Waver, go this way and that |
FLUCTUATE |