| Admittedly |
TOBESURE |
| Amount of uncompleted work |
BACKLOG |
| Book by Thomas Mann |
MAGICMOUNTAIN |
| Brave and lively |
SPIRITED |
| Conjecture |
GUESS |
| Device regulating flow |
VALVE |
| Final utterance |
SWANSONG |
| Fish (with birds on!) |
PERCH |
| Gatehouse |
LODGE |
| Hiding place |
CACHE |
| Little fish |
SMALLFRY |
| Long-nosed, hoofed mammal |
TAPIR |
| Make |
CREATE |
