| Literary skill |
IMAGERY |
| Lord Rataxes, in the Babar stories |
RHINO |
| Mary Tyler Moore, in Elvis' ''Change of Habit'' |
NUN |
| On the rise? |
RIOTING |
| One in learning mode |
TRAINEE |
| One overly upright |
PRUDE |
| Parfum ingredient |
EAU |
| Place to rest |
INN |
| Plant stem, to botanists |
AXIS |
| Prepares for declassification, perhaps |
REDACTS |
| Puts pressure on |
COERCES |
| Quatre more than trois |
SEPT |
| Ready to rumble, perhaps |
STEWING |
| Reagan ran it from '47 to '52 |
SAG |
| Ring usually given with a kiss |
LEI |
| Rock music setting? |
TREETOP |
| Seeking relief, quite possibly |
INPAIN |
| Series that won the most Primetime Emmys |
FRASIER |
| Some stallions and sovereigns |
SIRES |
| Some wedding party members |
MATRONS |
| Sporting warning |
ENGARDE |
| Staple of Road Runner cartoons |
SIGHTGAG |
| Strikes, slams, or sings |
RAPS |
| Supercharger stations are made for them |
TESLAS |
| Thinks a lot of |
ADMIRES |
| Two-person shelter |
PUPTENT |
| Uber's adversaries |
TAXIS |
| Vivify |
PEPUP |
| Wearing process |
EROSION |
| Where bowlers wait their turn |
SETTEES |
| Word before play or game |
FAIR |
| Word from the Latin for ''donkey-like'' |
ASININE |
| World's most commonly consumed opiate |
CODEINE |
| Worsens, as a credit score |
DINGS |
| __ sense |
INA |
| __.com (cellular service site) |
ATT |