| Military pilots |
AIRMEN |
| Most righteous objective |
GREATESTGOOD |
| Most Saudis |
ARABS |
| Muppet creator Henson |
JIM |
| Ne'er-do-well |
BUM |
| Neighbor of Niger |
MALI |
| Not prerecorded |
LIVE |
| Now under control |
TAMED |
| O'Donnell of TV |
ROSIE |
| Objectives |
AIMS |
| Oil ministers' org |
OPEC |
| On a slant |
ATILT |
| Orbital high point |
APOGEE |
| Oslo inlet |
FJORD |
| Overly extended |
LONG |
| Pay out |
SPEND |
| Pet-adoption org |
ASPCA |
| Project leader |
PRIMEMOVER |
| Prom wear, for short |
TUX |
| Raring to go |
EAGER |
| Rob of ''Parks and Recreation'' |
LOWE |
| Salad-bar veggie |
CUKE |
| Scent |
ODOR |
| Scratch up |
MAR |
| Security Council permanent member |
USA |
| Shows up |
APPEARS |
| Sneaky scheme |
RUSE |
| Starter meaning ''central'' |
MID |
| Stopped slouching |
SATUP |
| Stringency |
RIGOR |
| Suffix for stock |
ADE |
| Thick slice |
SLAB |
| Told a whopper |
LIED |
| Tougher to find |
RARER |
| Track star Bolt |
USAIN |
| Ultimatum ender |
ELSE |
| White-plumed bird |
EGRET |
| Winter coating |
FROST |
| __ monster (large lizard) |
GILA |
