Solve ten clues, one word at a time.
A building or complex providing shared accommodation for military personnel.
The intervening period while another event is awaited or completed.
An incorrect understanding formed from faulty assumptions or incomplete information.
The protective rail and supporting posts running beside a staircase.
A small strongly flavored fish often preserved in salt or oil.
A hinged tool with long arms for gripping hot or resistant objects.
To fall rapidly and almost vertically from a higher position.
A long steep slope separating two areas of different elevation.
A sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium-rich remains and minerals.
A fan-shelled marine mollusk prized for its firm sweet flesh.