| Lender who charges exorbitant interest rates |
USURER |
| Man-made |
SYNTHETIC |
| Mark in a compound word |
HYPHEN |
| Moved backwards |
REVERSED |
| Opening word for a magician |
SESAME |
| Painful swelling on the big toe |
BUNION |
| Position or standing |
STATUS |
| Possess |
OWN |
| Promissory note |
IOU |
| Proverbs, sayings |
ADAGES |
| Self-righteous Biblical person |
PHARISEE |
| Silvery metallic element |
ALUMINIUM |
| Stop |
CEASE |
| Subject matter, motif |
THEME |
| Suitable |
APT |
| Test |
TRIAL |
| US law enforcement agency |
FBI |
| Withstand, fight against |
RESIST |