| Hasty; skin disorder |
RASH |
| Obsessive enthusiast |
MANIAC |
| Philippines capital |
MANILA |
| Quote at start of book |
EPIGRAPH |
| River fish; rhymes with public house |
CHUB |
| Spray catcher on cycle |
MUDGUARD |
| Subatomic particle having no charge |
NEUTRON |
| Surprise; defeat (plan) |
CONFOUND |
| The - of the Vanities (Wolfe) |
BONFIRE |
| Unyielding; company |
FIRM |
| Vinegary acid |
ACETIC |
| Youth with close-cropped hair, perhaps aggressive |
SKINHEAD |
