| Left out |
OMITTED |
| Letters slanting to the right |
ITALICS |
| Low dam built across a stream |
WEIR |
| Males |
MEN |
| Malicious burning of property |
ARSON |
| Metal container for burning coal or charcoal; warms the watchman |
BRAZIER |
| Motto, watchword |
SLOGAN |
| Not paid at the scheduled time |
OVERDUE |
| Not taking sides |
NEUTRAL |
| Part of a circle |
ARC |
| Recess in a room or wall |
ALCOVE |
| Rough to the touch or lacking refinement |
COARSE |
| Scarcely |
HARDLY |
| Seedy, foul |
SORDID |
| Soaring birds of prey |
EAGLES |
| Spheres, globes |
BALLS |
| Stratum of ore or coal |
SEAM |
| Tall grass of wet areas |
REED |
| They operate ships or aircraft, say |
CREW |
| Trite, time-worn |
BANAL |
| Unpaid or unskilled |
AMATEUR |