| A motive that's hidden | 
              ULTERIOR | 
            
                    
              | Articulating | 
              UTTERING | 
            
                    
              | Briefcase or member of a diplomatic mission | 
              ATTACHE | 
            
                    
              | Conjured up in the mind | 
              EVOKED | 
            
                    
              | Cursory or nonchalant | 
              CASUAL | 
            
                    
              | Declare null and void | 
              CANCEL | 
            
                    
              | Ditch, as a fortification say | 
              TRENCH | 
            
                    
              | Eat hungrily and quickly | 
              DEVOUR | 
            
                    
              | Flat, floating platform | 
              RAFT | 
            
                    
              | German measles | 
              RUBELLA | 
            
                    
              | Grooved nails | 
              SCREWS | 
            
                    
              | Highly decorated glazed earthenware | 
              MAJOLICA | 
            
                    
              | Improbable | 
              UNLIKELY | 
            
                    
              | It's not a full sentence | 
              CLAUSE | 
            
                    
              | Like one better than another | 
              PREFER | 
            
                    
              | Misplace | 
              LOSE |