| Mixture of spirit and water |
GROG |
| Native of Northern US |
YANKEE |
| No, I curb the fateful river |
RUBICON |
| Old measure of length |
ELL |
| Open sore |
ULCER |
| Paris railway |
METRO |
| Pigment can be a chore |
OCHRE |
| Place of worship |
TEMPLE |
| Points of pens |
NIBS |
| Put a question |
ASK |
| Puzzling question |
TEASER |
| Quick answer |
RETORT |
| Rag file is easily broken |
FRAGILE |
| Refund |
REBATE |
| Rough or unpolished |
RUGGED |
| Snub, blunt refusal |
REBUFF |
| Stumble on the journey |
TRIP |
| Swelling caused by a blow perhaps |
BUMP |
| The noise of increased business activity? |
BOOM |
| Tina Pim has a set of kettle drums |
TIMPANI |
| Tiny piece |
MORSEL |
