| Inn |
TAVERN |
| Invasive Japanese plant |
KNOTWEED |
| Irish county |
MAYO |
| Little known — dark |
OBSCURE |
| Manner of speaking or writing |
IDIOM |
| Recoil with pain |
WINCE |
| Retarding factor — discord |
FRICTION |
| See 3 |
ISNOTAN |
| See 3 |
OPTION |
| Spicy liquid for soaking meat or fish |
MARINADE |
| Thoughtful |
PENSIVE |
| We can't leave things as they are now |
THESTATUSQUO |