| Nearest the start of a time period |
EARLIEST |
| Nothing succeeds like it |
SUCCESS |
| Notice for wide distribution |
CIRCULAR |
| Notion, thought |
IDEA |
| Paths of electrical current |
CIRCUITS |
| Powerless or incapacitated |
HELPLESS |
| Put up with or last |
ENDURE |
| Renounce or yield |
GIVEUP |
| Shallow dish |
SAUCER |
| Spirit or courage |
METTLE |
| Surrender or relinquish |
CEDE |
| The continental is a pure one |
EUROPEAN |
| Theoretical or of colleges |
ACADEMIC |
| Type of bowling |
TENPIN |
| Underpants or sketchers |
DRAWERS |
| Withstand |
RESIST |