1. DIGRESSION   guile   departure from main subject   principle or beliefs   boredom   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. DISCREPANCY   hindrance   person easily tricked   difference   puzzle   Half-n-half Clue   3. DILIGENCE   intense feeling   hard work   time during which thing lasts   boredom   Half-n-half Clue   4. EXCERPT   extract from book or film   guile   expressiveness   hindrance   Half-n-half Clue   5. DISINCLINATION   expression of praise   unwillingness   extract from book or film   departure from main subject   Half-n-half Clue   6. FANATICISM   guile   principle or beliefs   hard work   excessive enthusiasm   Half-n-half Clue   7. DIMINUTION   boredom   departure from main subject   decrease   expression of praise   Half-n-half Clue