| Longitudinal measures |
LENGTHS |
| Metal shackles |
IRONS |
| Missed out |
OMITTED |
| Parts of shoes |
SOLES |
| Pose |
SIT |
| Press chief |
EDITOR |
| Proceeding in small stages |
GRADUAL |
| Proposition |
SUGGESTION |
| Ragamuffin |
URCHIN |
| Senior military officer |
GENERAL |
| Tentacled cephalopod |
OCTOPUS |
| Tiny particle |
ATOM |
| Toothed wheel |
GEAR |
| Unsuccessful contestant |
LOSER |
| Volcanic rock |
LAVA |
| Workmanship |
CRAFT |
