| Hint | Answer |
| [With final rung] ...dull, uninteresting… | |
| Word often cited when Americans talk about how the British use different words for things | |
| Word after grocery, laundry, or bucket | |
| Handmade smashing device | |
| Italian automaker | |
| ...dull, uninteresting… | |
| What you plant in something to make it yours | |
| Marine slang for kill, wound, or assault | |
| Bummer, or situation that is ...dull, uninteresting... | |
| Chemical substance | |
| Word paired with 'hum' to mean ...dull, uninteresting… | |
| Amount of poison Romeo buys to kill himself | |
| | Hint | Answer |
| Author Stoker | |
| Word someone pretending to shoot you might say | |
| ...dull, uninteresting… | |
| ''A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier'' author Ishmael | |
| What a bird uses for almost everything apart from flying | |
| ...dull, uninteresting… (or description of previous clue) | |
| Word before off, out, or 'and tear' | |
| First word in a letter to Abby, John, or Prudence. | |
| ...dull, uninteresting… | |
| Pb | |
| Actresses Salonga, Thompson, and Michele | |
| [With first rung] ...dull, uninteresting… | |
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