| Motives, explanations |
REASONS |
| Not often |
SELDOM |
| Oblivious to, not knowing |
UNAWARE |
| Passageway between seating areas |
AISLE |
| Pattern of crossing lines |
GRID |
| Pouch in the body |
SAC |
| Prison official |
WARDEN |
| Red wine from Tuscany |
CHIANTI |
| Restraining lead |
REIN |
| Rigid or stern |
STRICT |
| Sharp pointed implement |
NEEDLE |
| Sleazy, squalid |
SORDID |
| Small letter, ninth in the Greek alphabet |
IOTA |
| Soft-nosed bullet that expands when it hits a target |
DUMDUM |
| Start |
BEGIN |
| Sweet baked dough |
PASTRY |
| The paper is soft and thin |
TISSUE |
| To declare or affirm solemnly as true |
AVER |
| Travelling company of entertainers |
CIRCUS |
| Underneath |
BELOW |
| Versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance |
DAVINCI |