| Bit by bit |
PIECEMEAL |
| Bravery |
VALOUR |
| Commissions to act for others |
MANDATES |
| Decomposes |
DECAYS |
| Enact laws |
LEGISLATE |
| Endow or crown with |
ENDUE |
| Fill with joy |
ELATE |
| Giggled foolishly |
TITTERED |
| It digs out rabbits |
FERRET |
| Judges the worth of |
ASSESSES |
| Make a mess of it |
BUNGLE |
| Mastery or advantage |
UPPERHAND |
| Meek and modest |
HUMBLE |
| More senior Church official |
ELDER |
| Morning prayers |
MATINS |
| North or South, it's a state |
CAROLINA |
| Of God, in Latin |
DEI |
| One not yet of legal age |
MINOR |
