| 'First Wives Club' members |
EXES |
| 'No ___, ands or buts!' |
IFS |
| '___ my case' |
IREST |
| 1936 Olympics star |
OWENS |
| Africa's longest river |
NILE |
| Amateur mag |
ZINE |
| Ancient Qumran inhabitant |
ESSENE |
| Area measure: Abbr. |
SQYD |
| Author Deighton |
LEN |
| Backing for actors? |
SCENERY |
| Bare |
STRIPPED |
| Becomes solid |
GELS |
| Betty of cartoons |
BOOP |
| Blushes |
REDDENS |
| Brevity |
SHORTNESS |
| Carry |
BEAR |
| Cicatrix |
SCAR |
| Clip-on eyeglasses |
PINCENEZ |
| Collar fastener |
STUD |
| Contest submissions |
ENTRIES |
| Defend |
PROTECT |
| Detect |
ESPY |
| Devious |
SLY |
| Edit |
BLUEPENCIL |
| Egyptian Christians |
COPTS |
| Elderly |
AGED |
| Equine color |
ROAN |
| Fanciful visions |
DREAMS |
| Far from abundant |
SPARSE |
| Fearsome fly |
TSETSE |
| Finale |
ENDING |
| Foot division |
INCH |
| Foray |
RAID |
| Former Japanese capital |
NARA |
| Gat |
HEATER |
| Geisha's sash |
OBI |
| Gender |
SEX |
