is solved by Honey (honey-moon; hone; Ney; one).

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The enigma—

We start when the ninth hour is past,
Then there’s an end of you.
A vengeful goddess shows at last
What Antifat will do.

is solved by Attenuate:—at ten, u, Ate, goddess of Revenge.

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The charade—

When on charades intent I take my pen,
To seek some hidden goal,
Over my first my second comes, and then
Quite overcomes my whole.