The same word, with the letters in consecutive, but not correct, order is concealed in the first six words below. The answer to the seventh clue is a hint to the mixed-up word. 

1. ABSTEMIOUS

2. COSMETICS

3. DEMITASSE

4. DYNAMITED

5. ITEMIZED

6. SEMI-TOUGH

7. Semi-annual event

 

Answer to clue 7:

Time change

Answers to clue 1-6:

 

The letters T I M E are scrambled in each clue word:

 

1. absTEMIous

2. cosMETIcs

3. dEMITasse

4. dynaMITEd 

5. ITEMized

6. sEMI -Tough

 

Credit:

Brain E. Paquin