| Amounts paid before they are earned |
ADVANCES |
| Annoying or troublesome person |
NUISANCE |
| Aped, copied |
IMITATED |
| Are, in the past |
WERE |
| Backed away or bowed out |
WITHDREW |
| Body part of a strange old usher |
SHOULDER |
| Digging tools and card suit |
SPADES |
| Fe |
IRON |
| Ferocious, savage |
FIERCE |
| Food grain |
CEREAL |
| Having a common cultural tradition |
ETHNIC |
| Heard with attention |
LISTENED |
| House of the Oireachtas |
SENATE |
| Inspiring admiration or wonder |
AWESOME |
| Intense dislike |
HATRED |
| Japanese sweet soy sauce |
TERIYAKI |
