| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EMPTYHEADEDNESS | Trait of the featherbrained |
| NEATNESS | Trait of the fastidious |
| LAZINESS | Trait of the unmotivated |
| MILDHEARTEDNESS | Trait of the meek |
| GUILE | Trait of the Artful Dodger. |
| UNDERSTATEMENT | Traditional trait of the British. |
| TINEAR | Trait of the musically challenged |
| EGO | Character trait of Tom Wolfe's Masters of the Universe |
| TREX | Animal that shares the theme entries' common trait (though not because of us) |
| FIVEO | The fuzz (and a trait of 17-A, 53-A, 11-D and 28-D) |
