| ''Carmen'' or ''Tosca'' |
OPERA |
| ''It's cold!'' |
BRRR |
| Ace, king, or jack |
CARD |
| Actor Gibson |
MEL |
| Admired one |
IDOL |
| Amherst school, for short |
UMASS |
| Apartment-for-rent sign |
TOLET |
| At any time |
EVER |
| Baby's first word, maybe |
DADA |
| Backbone |
SPINE |
| Behaved |
ACTED |
| Candidate list |
SLATE |
| Car |
AUTO |
| City officials |
MAYORS |
| Come up short |
FAIL |
| Computer repairer, for short |
TECH |
| Contest submission |
ENTRY |
| DVD player ancestor |
VCR |
| Evaluate |
RATE |
| Exchange |
SWAP |
| Express happiness |
SMILE |
| Farm implement |
HOE |
| Feel sorry for |
PITY |
| Female sheep |
EWE |
| Frankenstein's assistant |
IGOR |
| Go away |
LEAVE |
| Golf platform |
TEE |
| Got better and better at |
PERFECTED |
| Gym surfaces |
MATS |
| Have a crush on |
ADORE |
| Horse's meal morsel |
OAT |
| Hot spring |
SPA |
| Install asphalt |
PAVE |
| Ireland nickname |
ERIN |
| Jai __ |
ALAI |
| Laugh sounds |
HAHA |
| Leave out |
OMIT |
| Life story, for short |
BIO |
| Make a pleat |
FOLD |
