1. thorough   EXHILARATING   EXHAUSTIVE   CRYPTIC   ESOTERIC   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. lively   EXHILARATING   EXEMPLARY   FALLACIOUS   DISCRIMINATING   Half-n-half Clue   3. advantageous   DISCORDANT   CORRUGATED   DISPUTATIOUS   EXPEDIENT   Half-n-half Clue   4. enthusiastic   EMACIATED   EXUBERANT   FALLACIOUS   CORRUGATED   Half-n-half Clue   5. deserving blame   CULPABLE   CORRUGATED   EXPLICIT   EXEMPLARY   Half-n-half Clue   6. spread widely   FALLOW   ECCENTRIC   DIFFUSE   ELUSIVE   Half-n-half Clue   7. stated plainly   FASTIDIOUS   EXPLICIT   EXUBERANT   ECLECTIC   Half-n-half Clue