| (Blade's) cover |
SHEATH |
| A win |
SUCCESS |
| Academic dissertation |
THESIS |
| African fly |
TSETSE |
| Cause; mind's power |
REASON |
| Country persons (US) |
HAYSEEDS |
| Desk receptacle |
INTRAY |
| Direct; bullock |
STEER |
| Entertainment venue |
THEATRE |
| Evidence one was not present |
ALIBI |
| Extract (metal) from ore |
SMELT |
| Giorgio —, Italian painter and art historian |
VASARI |
| Give disease to |
INFECT |
| Put money in shares, etc |
INVESTED |
