| Japanese art of growing dwarf plants |
BONSAI |
| Kill by squeezing the throat |
STRANGLE |
| Leaving out |
OMITTING |
| Musically blue river |
DANUBE |
| Not representative of the norm |
ATYPICAL |
| Of the eye |
OCULAR |
| Old Italian money |
LIRA |
| Period of calm before a storm |
LULL |
| Pull back or move away |
WITHDRAW |
| Rework old material |
REHASH |
| Scene of a 19th c. gold rush in Canada |
KLONDIKE |
| Small guitar |
UKULELE |
| Small island |
ISLE |
| Speak quickly and unclearly |
GABBLE |
| Surface coating that comes with age |
PATINA |
| Syrupy blackcurrant liqueur |
CASSIS |