| Group based in McLean, Va |
CIA |
| Hamilton notes |
TENS |
| Has a repast |
EATS |
| Helpful one |
AIDER |
| Idiomatic sword |
TWOEDGED |
| In a different form |
ANEW |
| Inviter's request |
RSVP |
| It may be noble or natural |
GAS |
| Italian cash of old |
LIRE |
| Like a sad sack |
HAPLESS |
| Like bathroom mirrors, sometimes |
STEAMEDUP |
| Lo mein feature |
NOODLE |
| Mexican hot sauce |
SALSA |
| Missing, but not in action |
AWOL |
| Mythical bird-woman |
HARPY |
| Not-too-nimble ones |
OAFS |
| Occupied (oneself) |
BUSIED |
| One that beats all, in cards |
ACE |
| PC support pro |
TECH |
| Person who hoards |
MISER |
| Revered expert |
GURU |
| Sell off stocks |
DIVEST |
| Shepherd's meadow |
LEA |
| Shower's alternative |
BATH |
| Snakes on pharaohs' headdresses |
ASPS |
| Some fall months, for short |
SEPTS |
| Something furrowed |
BROW |
| Spacecraft units |
MODULES |
| Swimming place |
POOL |
| They cross the charts |
ROWS |
| Tiny particle |
ATOM |
| Took advantage of, as a privilege |
ABUSED |
| Trumpeter's doodad |
MUTE |
| Very irate |
MADASAWETHEN |
| Walk with heavy steps |
TROMP |
| Wearing shoes |
SHOD |
| West Indies witchcraft |
OBEAH |
| Word from an infant |
GOO |
| Wrench type |
ALLEN |
