| A score |
TWENTY |
| Absence of difficulty |
EASE |
| Accolades |
PLAUDITS |
| Actual, existing |
REAL |
| Covetous, jealous |
ENVIOUS |
| Distinction or high reputation |
PRESTIGE |
| Excited and eager to know more |
AGOG |
| Feel remorse about |
REGRET |
| Former name for Beijing |
PEKING |
| Group of seven performers |
SEPTET |
| Hesitated, moved unsteadily |
FALTERED |
| Inaugurate, set in motion |
INITIATE |
| Large underground chamber |
CAVERN |
| Leisure time away from work |
VACATION |
| Liquid manure |
SLURRY |
| Make off, bolt |
ABSCOND |
