| Having one's number retired, e.g |
HONOR |
| Host, as a gameshow |
EMCEE |
| Inclination |
TENDENCY |
| Island rings |
LEIS |
| It might be baby blue |
IRIS |
| It must be cast |
ROLE |
| It's often under fire |
HEARTH |
| Lavish affection (on) |
DOTE |
| Length x width, for a rectangle |
AREA |
| Lennon's wife |
ONO |
| Like a Monday crossword |
EASY |
| Like good children, proverbially |
SEENANDNOTHEARD |
| Like some consequences |
DIRE |
| Metal thread |
WIRE |
| Nightstand jar |
EWER |
| Opera highlight |
ARIA |
| Pivoting |
SLEWING |
| Place to get hit? |
RENO |
| Police operations |
STINGS |
| Population centers |
TOWNS |
| Provide, as with a quality |
ENDUE |
| Responded to a summons |
CAME |
| Seats with kneelers |
PEWS |
| Second growth of grass in a season |
ROWEN |
| Simple watercraft |
CANOE |
| Some AC/DC gadgets |
ADAPTERS |
| Stain or smudge |
SMEAR |
| Stir-fry veggie |
SNOWPEA |
| Taro root |
EDDO |
| Type of maniac |
EGO |
| Watch the ball drop? |
SEETHENEWYEARIN |
| Wavelike design |
MOIRE |
| What auditioners do |
TRYOUT |
| Where corn is king |
IOWA |
| Where the game is, if not home |
AWAY |
| With mouth wide open |
AGAPE |
| Worn out by overuse |
TRITE |
| You might have a shot at it |
BAR |
