1. CRYPTIC   futile   fanatic   difficult   crossword   candid   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. DESECRATE   desist   destroy   consecrate   intensify   concatenate   Half-n-half Clue   3. BLEAK   prompt   pale   sharp   sudden   cheerful   Half-n-half Clue   4. ALTRUISM   miserliness   deceit   falsehood   good nature   anachronism   Half-n-half Clue   5. DESPICABLE   inevitable   managable   worthy of esteem   featureless   conceivable   Half-n-half Clue   6. CARPING   smuggling   dictating   uncritical   illegal   thinking   Half-n-half Clue   7. CASTIGATION   generosity   aberration   honesty   deflation   commendation   Half-n-half Clue