1. cipher   channel for fluid flow or aqueduct.   compulsion or repression.   secret code used to encrypt messages.   opposite statement or position turned round.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. fusion   post-mortem or examination of dead body.   united mass or coalition.   channel for fluid flow or aqueduct.   purging of passage of body; outlet to emotion.   Half-n-half Clue   3. analogy   masses of leaves or leafage.   proposition that follows without separate proof.   parallelism or similarity.   correspondence or harmonious relation.   Half-n-half Clue   4. dissertation   loss of speech.   drug or treatment preventing infection.   formal discourse or essay.   tree bearing fruit-cones.   Half-n-half Clue   5. decomposition   channel for fluid flow or aqueduct.   lizard noted for changing color to surroundings.   tooth of a wheel.   decay; breaking into component parts.   Half-n-half Clue   6. asteroid   animals of a region or era.   small planet.   parallelism or similarity.   swirling motion of water or air.   Half-n-half Clue   7. degradation   unit for measuring weight of gems and purity of gold.   degeneration; humiliation.   loss of speech.   wasting away.   Half-n-half Clue