Solve ten clues, one word at a time.
The activity of riding a pedal-powered two-wheeled vehicle, for recreation or competition.
The capacity to do work or cause change in a physical system.
Uncertainty about one's own abilities or likelihood of success.
Joining metal parts by melting their edges together, sometimes adding another metal as filler.
A slender, long-legged dog bred for speed, often seen racing around oval tracks.
A small tart garden crop with translucent, sometimes hairy skin, growing on a thorny shrub.
A grand royal residence built for luxury and ceremony rather than as a fortress.
The vertical enclosed space in a building that surrounds the steps between floors.
The act of extending a subscription or permit so it remains valid for another term.
A river, canal, or similar channel along which boats can travel.