| "American Idol" contestant Clay |
AIKEN |
| "Black ___ Down" |
HAWK |
| "Cut it out!" |
CEASE |
| "Famous" cookie maker |
AMOS |
| "Green Gables" girl |
ANNE |
| "H.M.S. Pinafore," for one |
OPERETTA |
| "Maalox moment" cause |
ACID |
| "Open sesame" speaker |
ALI |
| A way to ski |
SLALOM |
| Afflictions |
BANES |
| All aflutter |
AGOG |
| Angel's topper |
HALO |
| Away from the salty spray |
ALEE |
| Bamboozled |
HOODWINKED |
| Base near home |
THIRD |
| Beverage more bitter than beer |
ALE |
| Bit of skull contents |
MIDBRAIN |
| Book unit |
PAGE |
| Branch offshoot |
TWIG |
| Bridge guarder of folklore |
TROLL |
| Bullwinkle's cousins |
ELKS |
| Burn-soothing plant |
ALOE |
| Chinese official's residence |
YAMEN |
| Colors slightly |
TINTS |
| Commerce imbalance |
TRADEGAP |
| Construction girder |
IBEAM |
| Corresponds logically |
JIBES |
| Country singer McCann |
LILA |
| Counts, nowadays |
EARLS |
| Danger signal |
ALERT |
| Dessert menu items |
CAKES |
| Detached |
APART |
| Did laps |
SWAM |
| Dignifies |
ENNOBLES |
| Disgraces |
SHAMES |
| Do some stitching |
SEW |
| Does some electrical work |
WIRES |
