| Merited |
RATED |
| Middays |
NOONS |
| Middle section of ''Hamlet'' |
ACTTHREE |
| Mimicked |
APED |
| Moisten in the oven |
BASTE |
| Monstrous, like Shrek |
OGRISH |
| Montreal subway |
METRO |
| Moonshine maker |
STILL |
| More robust |
STURDIER |
| Motel visit |
STAY |
| Mr. Peanut accessory |
MONOCLE |
| Natural soother |
ALOE |
| Newspaper notices |
OBITS |
| No longer in |
DATED |
| No-goodnik |
STINKER |
| Not as good |
WORSE |
| Novelist Brown |
DAN |
| Orchestral instruments |
OBOES |
| Order of the court |
WRIT |
| Out of __ (excessively) |
PROPORTION |
| Out of __ (fictitiously) |
WHOLECLOTH |
| Out of __ (from nowhere) |
LEFTFIELD |
| Out of __ (having no chance) |
CONTENTION |
| Out of __ (in poor shape) |
CONDITION |
| Out of __ (kaput) |
COMMISSION |
| Out of __ (not feasible) |
THEQUESTION |
| Out of __ (poorly prepared) |
ONESDEPTH |
| Out of __ (super-duper) |
THISWORLD |
| Out of __ (unavailable) |
CIRCULATION |
| Overnighted, say |
SENT |
| Paint-can direction |
STIR |
| Parakeet food |
SEEDS |
| Part of a caddie's load |
IRONS |
| Part of Edison's signature |
THOS |
| Parts to assemble |
KIT |
| Picnic contest |
SACKRACE |
| Plumlike fruits |
SLOES |
| Pop singer Tori |
AMOS |
| Precursor to pancakes |
BATTER |
| President before DDE |
HST |
| Reaches across |
SPANS |
| Receipt stamp |
PAID |
| Retort to ''Ain't!'' |
ARESO |
| Risked a citation |
SPED |
| Rook's initial place |
CORNER |
| Roost dwellers |
HENS |
| Routing abbr |
ATTN |
| Said ''no contest,'' say |
PLED |
| Security device, for short |
CAM |
| Sense of self |
EGO |
| Showed disapproval |
HOOTED |
| Showed up |
CAME |
| Spring zodiac sign |
ARIES |
| Stage persona |
ROLE |
| State-run game |
LOTTO |
| Strong point |
ASSET |
| Stumblebum |
CLOD |
| Swamp stalk |
REED |
| That one and this one |
BOTH |
| Tiresome talkers |
BORES |
| Tulip or onion |
BULB |
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
IDLES |
| Two-footed |
BIPED |
| Typical blue-stater |
DEMOCRAT |
| Unique |
SOLE |
| Vulgarian |
BOOR |
| Wear a long face |
SULK |
| Well-bred chap |
GENT |
| Wharton Sch. major |
ECON |
| Whiz |
PRO |
| Withdraws, with ''out'' |
OPTS |
| Word-game piece |
TILE |
| __ Scott decision |
DRED |
