| Geologic time period |
ERA |
| Grace period? |
AMEN |
| Ill-mannered lout |
BOOR |
| Impolite look |
STARE |
| Kind of recording |
ANALOG |
| Life stories, briefly |
BIOS |
| Linen hue |
ECRU |
| Make less intense |
TONEDOWN |
| Make sense (with "up") |
ADD |
| Many, many years |
EON |
| Marveled aloud |
OOHED |
| MasterCard alternative |
VISA |
| Mates of 11-Across |
PAS |
| Merino mother |
EWE |
| Military raid from a strongpoint |
SORTIE |
| Moms on the farm |
MAS |
| Native American shaman |
MEDICINEMAN |
| Not suitable |
INAPT |
| Number on a grandfather clock |
III |
| One that's ready to fire |
AIMER |
| One with a lot to work on |
CARSALESMAN |
| Opponent's vote |
NAY |
| Part of a comedy team, often |
STRAIGHTMAN |
| Perform incorrectly |
MISDO |
| Personals, e.g |
ADS |
| Put into law |
ENACT |
| Reception toaster? |
BESTMAN |
| Restaurant list |
MENU |
| Salad ingredient, sometimes |
ENDIVE |
| Say "y'all," e.g |
ELIDE |
| Shakespearean barmaid |
WENCH |
| Singer's first syllables, perhaps |
TRALA |
| Slow on the uptake |
DENSE |
| Some church highlights |
BAPTISMS |
| They may be glossed over |
LIPS |
| Time div |
MIN |
| Warm, in a search |
NEAR |
| Water blocker |
DAM |
| Word splitting a lady's surnames |
NEE |
