| Not a serious sort of sin |
VENIAL |
| Person in jail |
INMATE |
| Place of worship |
CHAPEL |
| Pressing, imperative |
URGENT |
| Puts the question |
ASKS |
| Quercus trees |
OAKS |
| Riddling monster, top half a woman, bottom half a lion |
SPHINX |
| Sharp-pointed tips on a stem |
THORNS |
| Small songbird |
LINNET |
| Small swift dogs |
WHIPPETS |
| Tendency to always expect the best |
OPTIMISM |
| Tiny piece |
PARTICLE |
| Unpleasantly loud and harsh |
STRIDENT |
| Wanted, required |
NEEDED |
| What to do with a pancake and a caber |
TOSS |
| Work history |
CAREER |