| (Radiation) counter |
GEIGER |
| Breathe in sharply |
GASP |
| Brief witticism |
EPIGRAM |
| Cannon; munitions |
ORDNANCE |
| Check truth of |
VERIFY |
| Chopin's homeland |
POLAND |
| Container; fight |
BOX |
| Container; sounds like dim |
PAIL |
| Dissenting group |
FACTION |
| Draw to oneself |
ATTRACT |
| Gather (slowly, with difficulty) |
GLEAN |
| Give calming drug to |
SEDATE |
| He expected something to turn up (Dickens) |
MICAWBER |