| Flower or color |
LILAC |
| Former Portuguese territory in China |
MACAU |
| Fort with many bars |
KNOX |
| Function |
USE |
| Having everything one needs |
SET |
| Home improvement letters |
DIY |
| How some become popular |
BYCONSENSUS |
| How some have romantic dinners |
BYMOONLIGHT |
| How some make singles' bar pickups? |
BYLINES |
| How some win |
BYALONGSHOT |
| Ideally |
ATBEST |
| Inferior horses |
NAGS |
| Jong, Kane and others |
ERICAS |
| Kind of battery, familiarly |
NICAD |
| Like Hammett's falcon |
MALTESE |
| Makes the pot grow |
ANTES |
| Noah's count? |
TWOS |
| North American evergreen forest |
TAIGA |
| Pacific salmon varieties |
COHOS |
| Pig's place |
STY |
| Poison in classic mysteries |
ARSENIC |
| Priest's robe |
ALB |
| Promissory note, of a sort |
IOU |
| Rock that's worth something |
ORE |
| Send word |
NOTIFY |
| Small wheel |
CASTER |
| Something to fight for |
CAUSE |
| Starts of many park signs |
NOS |
| Superlative suffix |
EST |
| Surname of two presidents |
ADAMS |
| Takes away (from) |
DETRACTS |
| Toy person |
DOLL |
| Treeless plain below the equator |
LLANO |
| Type of restaurant |
SEAFOOD |
| Why some do what they do |
BYNECESSITY |
| Word before "chi" or after "mai" |
TAI |
| Word before "Happy New Year!" |
ONE |
| Write-___ (some nominees) |
INS |
| ___ qua non |
SINE |
