| 50th US state |
HAWAII |
| Brass musical instrument |
TRUMPET |
| Catching in a snare |
TRAPPING |
| Commodities offered for sale |
PRODUCTS |
| During the intervening period |
MEANTIME |
| Electrical conductors connecting telephones or television, say |
CABLES |
| Entertained, diverted |
AMUSED |
| Freedom from hardship |
EASE |
| Gained by effort |
EARNED |
| Hair cleaner |
SHAMPOO |
| Hastening, rushing |
HURRYING |
| Higher in rank |
SENIOR |
| Hire for work |
ENGAGE |
| Hundred cents |
DOLLAR |
| Hypotheses |
THEORIES |
| Imaginary frightening creatures |
MONSTERS |
