Each answer can be found by adding or subtracting one letter from the previous answer, or if the same number of letters, a straight anagram.
| 1 | Thick, sweet, clear liquids used in making food sweet, making medicines, and making explosives. (Plural) (10) Glycerines |
| 2 | A word used in signing off a letter when you know the person you are addressing. (9) Sincerely |
| 3 | Part of a gun... or an exhaust. (8) Silencer |
| 4 | Lays or leans in comfortable position. (8) Reclines |
| 5 | (American spelling) - A document showing that you have official permission to carry out a specific activity (7) License |
| 6 | Rejects (8) Declines |
| 7 | A plant based oil used in varnish for wood finishing, as a pigment binder in oil paints, and as a plasticiser and hardener in putty. (7) Linseed |
| 8 | A soldier with rank below that of a commissioned officer. (8) Enlisted |
| 9 | Gave off a sparkling or lustrous reflection from a polished surface, or water (9) Glistened |
| 10 | A young plant, but not a cutting (8) Seedling |