| Annoying or troublesome person or thing |
NUISANCE |
| Apart from the fact that |
ALTHOUGH |
| Ardently and avidly |
EAGERLY |
| Day of the month and year |
DATE |
| Detective |
SLEUTH |
| Ditch cut by running water |
GULLEY |
| Expression of great praise or approval |
ACCOLADE |
| Fee paid to book professional services |
RETAINER |
| Finds the sum |
ADDS |
| Finger protectors for sewers |
THIMBLES |
| Formerly Leopoldville |
KINSHASA |
| Guidance system, in short |
SATNAV |
| He was thrown into a den of lions |
DANIEL |
| It hinders or prevents advance |
OBSTACLE |
| It's added to dough to make it rise |
LEAVEN |
| Levels or ranks in an organization |
ECHELONS |
