| 'Renter,' minus the second and fifth letters |
LESSEE |
| A mite in a cot rocked by the father |
FRACTION |
| A new pal, invigorating but not romantic |
PLATONIC |
| Although Hugh was dismissed, he's scored highly |
ALTO |
| An easy one for the examinee |
SITTER |
| Awkward spots for meat preservers! |
CORNERS |
| Barely shift! |
STREAK |
| Bowed to the dopes congregated outside |
STOOPED |
| Communications from Green, in trouble |
MESSAGES |
| Decides it was a mistake to have become engaged? |
RETREATS |
| Drat! That is a disappointment! |
BLOW |
| Fed up, swallow the drubbing |
DEFEAT |
| Get comfortable having returned, arms and leg bound up |
SNUGGLE |
| How long it took Ben to bag a duck? |
HOUR |
| I am in pursuit of the carriage |
CHAISE |
| In the telling, later on, let slip about one |
RELATION |