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  1. blue-pencil. BLUE+PENCIL
  2. bond. (two meanings)
  3. difficulty. (anag.)
  4. mess. (two meanings)
  5. Taiwan. TAIW+A+N (wait anag.)
  6. impostor. I+MP+OSTOR (roots anag.)
  7. second degree. (two meanings)
  8. confirmation. (two meanings)
  9. irritate. IR+RITA+TE
  10. wizard. W(I+Z)ARD
  11. boat. B(O)AT
  12. periwinkle. PERI+WINKLE
  13. even. (two meanings)
  14. staff nurse. STAFF+NURSE
  1. bidets. (anag.)
  2. unfair. UN+FAIR
  3. philatelists. PHI+LATE+LISTS
  4. noun. N(O)UN
  5. intimidate. INTIM(ID)ATE (Di rev.)
  6. overturn. OVER+TURN
  7. discreet. D+IS+C+RE+ET
  8. pole position. POLE+POSITION
  9. commitment. COMM(IT+M)ENT
  10. scribble. SCRIB(B+L)E
  11. increase. IN+C(R)EASE (NI rev.)
  12. tanker. T+ANK+ER (ankh hom.)
  13. adhere. AD+HERE
  14. tiff. (s)TIFF