| Murder of a public figure |
ASSASSINATION |
| Person posing for a portrait |
SITTER |
| Practice of refraining from indulging an appetite |
ABSTINENCE |
| Projectile fired from a gun |
SLUG |
| Rigid supports for broken bones |
SPLINTS |
| Song for solo voice from an oratorio, cantata etc |
ARIA |
| Spring-flowering plant |
CROCUS |
| Stylish enthusiasm |
ELAN |
| Tramples (5,2) — relative |
STEPSON |
| Turbulent stream of water |
TORRENT |
| US president — subject of an opera by John Adams |
NIXON |