| A Mexican spirit |
TEQUILA |
| Accepts as true |
BELIEVES |
| Adopt or support a cause |
ESPOUSE |
| All that exists |
UNIVERSE |
| Alleviated, lightened |
RELIEVED |
| Brief but comprehensive |
CONCISE |
| Calculate, compute or estimate |
RECKON |
| Distances from the top downwards |
DEPTHS |
| Exacting, unsparing |
STRICT |
| Floor-covering |
CARPET |
| Inflammatory skin disorder |
ECZEMA |
| Intended to teach or instruct |
DIDACTIC |
| It's for the birds |
NEST |
| It's used for carrying, crockery say |
TRAY |
| Lack of energy and vitality |
LETHARGY |
| Leaped forward |
SPRANG |