| Applicant, aspirant |
CANDIDATE |
| Artificial, not genuine |
ERSATZ |
| Australian arboreal marsupial |
KOALABEAR |
| Classical dance |
BALLET |
| Deciduous tree |
OAK |
| Deep opening in the earth's surface |
CHASM |
| Expressed a view |
OPINED |
| Feels a powerful desire |
CRAVES |
| Fishing ships with sails |
SMACKS |
| From which 23 down grow |
ACORNS |
| Genuine or in good faith |
BONAFIDE |
| I hint, sir, about a nose inflammation |
RHINITIS |
| In addition |
AND |
| Is Ben a playwright? |
IBSEN |
| Jewelled head ornament |
TIARA |
| Large scissors with strong blades |
SHEARS |
| Lawful, permitted |
LICIT |
| Nonmilitary person |
CIVILIAN |