AFFINITY

EFFORT

SODDEN

LANCET

KEYPRESS

ABED

REFINE

EFFUSIVE

a natural liking for (8)

a determined attempt (6)

very damp (6)

world renown medical journal (6)

the act of entering a letter (8)

ready for sleep (4)

reduce to a purer state (6)

extravagantly demonstrative (8)