1. chisel   cut with sharp-edged tool; cheat or treat unfairly.   stir up by shock or vitalize suddenly.   sear with caustic or hot iron to prevent infection.   combine or mix.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. cauterize   sear with caustic or hot iron to prevent infection.   eaten into or affected by chemical action.   infect or pollute.   produce or create.   Half-n-half Clue   3. contaminate   infect or pollute.   spend winter sleeping.   pour off leaving sediment behind.   dry up by removing moisture.   Half-n-half Clue   4. coagulate   combine together and form one.   thicken or change from fluid to solid state.   approach or tend to come together.   spend winter sleeping.   Half-n-half Clue   5. dehydrate   dry up by removing moisture.   remove water from something.   calculate or reckon.   approach or tend to come together.   Half-n-half Clue   6. converge   approach or tend to come together.   encode a message.   produce or create.   dry up by removing moisture.   Half-n-half Clue   7. anneal   intercept light or surpass.   increase toughness by gradual heat reduction.   form into grains.   combine or mix.   Half-n-half Clue