| ''Tis a pity' |
ALAS |
| 'Dragnet' dispatch, for short |
APB |
| 'Get a little closer' sloganeer, once |
ARRID |
| 'Let's Make a Deal' letdown |
ZONK |
| 'Shane' star |
LADD |
| 'Trial' for would-be attorneys, for short |
LSAT |
| ... in which a chef showed off her speedy peeling and chopping while whipping up a bordelaise sauce? |
THELADYOFSHALLOT |
| ... in which a foodie declared he eats certain green stalks only in Thanksgiving stuffing? |
ANNUALCELERY |
| ... in which a nervous vichyssoise maker clung to a crucial vegetable as if for moral support? |
SECURITYLEEK |
| Belgian birthplace of Georges Simenon |
LIEGE |
| Breaks away |
SECEDES |
| Building managers, briefly |
SUPES |
| Cajoling preamble to a request for a favor |
BEANANGEL |
| Cat named for its island of origin |
MANX |
| Caves under interrogation, say |
TALKS |
| Chili server |
LADLE |
| Come forth |
EMERGE |
| Company that owned the Cracker Jack brand before Frito-Lay |
BORDEN |
| Cooking-show producer's facetious title for an episode ... in which an attractive restaurateur demonstrated borscht? |
BEAUTYANDTHEBEET |
| Diet-conscious alternative to fries, maybe |
SIDESALAD |
| Drawn fawn of Disney |
BAMBI |
| eBay subsidiary for ticket sellers |
STUBHUB |
| Emilio Estevez played one in 'The Breakfast Club' |
JOCK |
| Env. contents |
LTR |
| Erupt |
SPEW |
| Experience fallout? |
GOBALD |
| Former senator Lott |
TRENT |
| Fuel company with green-and-white trucks |
HESS |
| Goal in grade school |
LITERACY |
| Govt.-issued ID |
SSN |
| Group with the album 'Flick of the Switch' |
ACDC |
| Gulf of Finland feeder |
NEVA |
| Half of the 'love double' at Wimbledon 1974 |
EVERT |
| Hang in there |
LAST |
| Historical conqueror of Valencia |
ELCID |
| Ideologies |
ISMS |
| Innovative all-metal bomber of the 1930s |
BTEN |
| It could get on a roll |
OLEO |
| It may lose its appeal when it's flat |
SODA |