| Make off, bolt |
ABSCOND |
| Mental tension, stress |
STRAIN |
| Mishap, misadventure |
ACCIDENT |
| Most sugary or most mellifluous |
SWEETEST |
| Most up-to-date |
LATEST |
| Not rough or wrinkled |
SMOOTH |
| Omission of parts of words, in poetry say |
ELLIPSIS |
| Plaited |
BRAIDED |
| Public sale to highest bidders |
AUCTION |
| Put one over on, cod |
DUPE |
| Registers for a competition |
ENTERS |
| Requiring less effort |
EASIER |
| Secretion to attract pollinators |
NECTAR |
| Struggles between rivals |
CONTESTS |
| Surrender or yield |
CEDE |
| Venomous stinger |
SCORPION |