1. PREDECESSOR   success   former occupant of position   plenitude   response showing the contrary   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. PARODY   travesty   dilemma   speaker   one opposed to war   Half-n-half Clue   3. PHILANTHROPIST   doer of good   stinginess   former occupant of position   unsuspected danger   Half-n-half Clue   4. PARSIMONY   one opposed to war   scarcity   stinginess   occurrence or fact   Half-n-half Clue   5. ORATOR   one who exploits for gain   obscurity   speaker   rapid multiplication   Half-n-half Clue   6. REBUTTAL   response showing the contrary   nearness   former occupant of position   dilemma   Half-n-half Clue   7. QUANDARY   bitterness   dilemma   one opposed to war   one who exploits for gain   Half-n-half Clue