The article was _______, and the newspaper has apologized. LEAD

By the time she had finished the house was absolutely _____. SPOT

I was very ___ when I was at this age. REBEL

These mistakes are _____. ACCEPT

The chicken was ____ and dry. You roasted it for too long. COOK

The view from my bedroom window was absolutely ____. BREATH

It was an absolutely _______ day. AMAZE

The laboratory has all the latest _____. EQUIP

He underlined the fact that decades of media ______ made it virtually impossible for outsiders to have an objective view of recent events in China. MANIPULATE

Luckily, both my parents were very ____. MIND

All living ______ have to adapt to changes in environmental conditions. ORGAN

He is in prison for tax _____. EVADE

My car's quite old, but it's still pretty ___. RELY