| Ante up for the popular kernel |
PEANUT |
| Arrangement of parts that function together |
SYSTEM |
| Causing death |
FATAL |
| Condescends |
DEIGNS |
| Craze, all the rage |
FAD |
| Deface, break |
DAMAGE |
| Disease-causing bacterium |
GERM |
| Distributes strategically |
DEPLOYS |
| Edible bulbs |
ONIONS |
| Explosive device |
BOMB |
| Finished |
OVER |
| Grains used as food and fodder |
OATS |
| Happen again |
RECUR |
| Heavy long-handled hammer |
SLEDGE |
| Holding on to |
KEEPING |
| Imperial unit of length |
INCH |
| In pieces |
BROKEN |
| Institutions of learning |
SCHOOLS |
| Intoxicating drink |
ALCOHOL |
| It's equidistant from North and South Poles |
EQUATOR |
| Large numbers of people |
CROWDS |