| Lift, in the US |
ELEVATOR |
| Literary composition |
ESSAY |
| Means of communication |
MEDIUM |
| Medic or holder of highest university degree |
DOCTOR |
| Ocean trip |
VOYAGE |
| Pressed and smoothed |
IRONED |
| Rational motive |
REASON |
| Rubbed out |
ERASED |
| Small volume for brief records |
NOTEBOOK |
| Superb or beyond belief |
FANTASTIC |
| Surface shine |
SHEEN |
| Taking a loan |
BORROWING |
| The study of celestial bodies |
ASTRONOMY |
| Took the lid off |
OPENED |
| Tools for establishing flat surfaces |
LEVELS |
| Underground railway in the US |
SUBWAY |
| When workers are paid, traditionally |
FRIDAYS |
| Wife of a raja |
RANI |
