Down and Dirty with Soot

Might as well throw this one in the mix too.

Solve the following clues to find soot within the answer. Soot will appear in the correct order but not necessarily all together.

-1. beautician (13)
-2. women's society (8)
-3. even (6)
-4. mixed drink made with cranberry juice (12)
-5. fortune-teller (10)
-6. soreness (10)
-7. sprout (5)
-8. imbalance (13)
-9. self-induced (13)
-10. calm (6)
-11. throw someone into a state of confusion (14)

Add a letter to soot and anagram to answer the following clues.

-12. settle
-13. crouch
-14. uplift
-15. skedaddle
-16. word with pigeon or bar
-17. sprout
-18. Alex Haley title
-19. ransacks
-20. tolerated

Have to take this one...my favorite
4. Cosmopolitan

7. shoot

14. boost

Another nice puzzle Cue.

5 - soothsayer

10. soothe

1. cosmetologist

12. Roost

Bernie

11. discombobulate

6. discomfort

18. Roots

Oh my

15 scoot

8. disproportion
19. loots

20. stood

2. sorority

16 - stool

Wow, great solves everyone!

Thanks, Remi

13. stoop

3. smooth
17. shoot

9. psychosomatic

Great finish!