| Arctic animal |
REINDEER |
| Basis for belief |
GROUNDS |
| Break open |
SPLIT |
| Brought out |
ISSUED |
| Carved or cast figure |
STATUE |
| Creative person |
ARTIST |
| Dancehall with recorded music, in short |
DISCO |
| Give in, soften |
RELENT |
| Grade or step |
DEGREE |
| Had the nerve to |
DARED |
| Hard seed used as seasoning |
NUTMEG |
| Illnesses, maladies |
DISEASES |
| Incidents, occurrences |
EVENTS |
| Is |
EXISTS |
| Keep back |
RETAIN |
| Level or degree or magnitude |
INTENSITY |
| Man-made lake of stored water |
RESERVOIR |
| Manufactured |
MADE |