| (Tropical or American) songbird |
ORIOLE |
| Aggregate |
SUM |
| Awkward clash |
CONTRETEMPS |
| Cameron (anag) — love story |
ROMANCE |
| Cavalry unit |
TROOP |
| Change into something different |
MUTATE |
| Chef's utensil for cooking bacon and eggs |
FRYINGPAN |
| Collection of small fragments |
SMITHEREENS |
| Diamond-shaped knitting pattern |
ARGYLE |
| Employ |
USE |
| Fizzy drink |
POP |
| Gradually getting louder |
CRESCENDO |
