| Assign to a lower position |
RELEGATE |
| Brisk and lively tempo |
ALLEGRO |
| Commonly practised |
HABITUAL |
| Contaminated with bacteria |
SEPTIC |
| Discharged a weapon |
SHOT |
| Eight pints |
GALLON |
| Excessive fatness |
OBESITY |
| Exhaustive, complete |
THOROUGH |
| Far away in time or place |
REMOTE |
| Floor of a boxing ring |
CANVAS |
| Front of a building |
FACADE |
| Furthest or highest degrees |
EXTREMES |
| Granules, kernels |
GRAINS |
| He succeeded Kruschev as leader of the Soviet Union |
BREZHNEV |
| Head of a missile or rocket |
NOSECONE |
| Inter-office note |
MEMO |