| Preparatory period |
RUNUP |
| Punctuation mark |
COLON |
| Pursue and kill |
HUNT |
| Ring-shaped |
ANNULAR |
| River nymph |
NAIAD |
| Rude, disrespectful |
INSOLENT |
| Strong allegiance |
LOYALTY |
| Tediously unoriginal |
BANAL |
| Traditional literary theme |
TOPOS |
| Unit of weight |
TON |
| Waltzing — |
MATILDA |
| Washington's river |
POTOMAC |
| Word-making game |
SCRABBLE |
| — Misérables (musical) |
LES |
| — Windsor, actress |
BARBARA |
