PONDERING (8)…Monarch after dieting.
Would result in the word “THINKING”, which could be broken into “THIN KING”.
1. Certain Evening (9)…Tiny chess piece
2. Deed Subjects (10)…Cravats that are suitable
3. Ne’er-do-well (11)…Onion performing hip-hop music
4. Hawaiian person, e.g. (8)…Confessions of a scandalmonger
5. Buddhist belief (13)…Flower adorning a horse’s bridle
1. WEEKNIGHT…WEE KNIGHT
2. PROPERTIES…PROPER TIES
3. RAPSCALLION…RAP SCALLION
4. ISLANDER…I SLANDER
5. REINCARNATION…REIN CARNATION
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