1. analogy   opposite statement or position turned round.   application that helps soothe or soften.   confused state of mind.   parallelism or similarity.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. awl   mold or device for stamping.   narrow opening or crevice.   agent to speed up chemical reaction without it changing.   small pricking tool for piercing holes.   Half-n-half Clue   3. delta   cutting for analysis or examination.   triangular tract of mud or sand at river's mouth.   disproportion or lack of balance.   attrition by rubbing or disagreement.   Half-n-half Clue   4. consistency   absence of contradictions or uniformity.   equal day and night; time at which sun crosses equator.   failure to tally or lack of consistency.   collarbone.   Half-n-half Clue   5. antiseptic   agent to speed up chemical reaction without it changing.   ointment that helps in soothing pain.   mutual relation.   drug or treatment preventing infection.   Half-n-half Clue   6. efficacy   wasting away.   constituent or element.   deficiency of red blood corpuscles.   ability to produce desired effect.   Half-n-half Clue   7. balm   mixture of things sticking together in a mass.   balance.   ointment that helps in soothing pain.   sharp-edged tool used for cutting.   Half-n-half Clue