Crossword Help

[weecalf]

(1) A hanging Affair (6) ???S?L (2) Converted work into play ,perhaps (7) ??A?T?? (3)Is in to much hurry to use the letter-opener (5) ?E?R?

[sarumite]

1. Tassel ?
2. Enacted ?
3. Tears ?

[weecalf]

Thanks for answers .Tears .Thought of Tassel but could not see how ..the other would now start with A so I went for Adapted can not see the reason for it either .Any ideas.