| Ancient African country in Egypt and Sudan |
NUBIA |
| Brief period of time |
MOMENT |
| Cryptic question |
EMBER |
| Glowing material in fire |
MALL |
| Gradual assimilation of ideas or knowledge |
RIDDLE |
| Jane Austen novel |
DISRAELI |
| Large shopping area |
OSMOSIS |
| Large tent |
MARQUEE |
| Lengthened |
EXTENDED |
| Mathematical proposition |
THEOREM |
| Move unsteadily |
TOTTER |
| Put forward (as candidate) |
NOMINATE |