| Hunted animal |
PREY |
| Improve after difficulty |
TURNACORNER |
| In the past |
AGO |
| Knucklehead |
IDIOT |
| Lab work |
TESTS |
| Leopard features |
SPOTS |
| Make money |
TURNAPROFIT |
| Misstep |
ERR |
| Musical intro |
PRELUDE |
| Parental warning |
IMEANIT |
| Paris' home |
TROY |
| Parrot or puppy |
PET |
| Perfect |
IDEAL |
| Petty braggart |
TINHORN |
| Possess |
OWN |
| Quarterback Manning |
ELI |
| Radio broadcaster |
STATION |
| Soup veggies |
LENTILS |
| Staff symbols |
NOTES |
| Suit pieces |
VESTS |
| Tennis feat |
ACE |
| Unforeseen problems |
SNAGS |
| Valuable rock |
ORE |
| Washington baseballer, for short |
NAT |
| Young one |
TOT |