| Give up claim or withdraw argument |
BACKDOWN |
| Imperial measure for liquids |
GALLON |
| Keeps away or refrains from |
AVOIDS |
| Legitimate target in equitable contest |
FAIRGAME |
| Notation for let spelling stand, don't change it |
STET |
| Ornamental reddish Chinese carp (8) |
GOLDFISH |
| Partisan may be person with high ambition |
ASPIRANT |
| Person who excels in technique, as in playing musical instrument |
VIRTUOSO |
| Plushlike fabric used in louver |
VELOUR |
| Poetic name for Ireland, now archaic |
HIBERNIA |
| Silk or linen material woven with pattern on either side |
DAMASK |
| Small hard growth on skin caused by virus |
WART |
| Strong iron rod used as lever |
CROWBAR |
| Substance sealed in container and released as fine spray |
AEROSOL |
| The peninsula containing Spain and Portugal |
IBERIA |
| To this point or time (6 |
HERETO |