| Like the best guard dogs |
ALERT |
| Lose an encounter with ice |
SLIP |
| Michael Jordan's old position |
GUARD |
| Milk dispenser over a pail |
UDDER |
| Most inferior |
BASEST |
| Nip in the bud |
END |
| Not for |
ANTI |
| Old, slow ship |
TUB |
| On a ___-to-know basis |
NEED |
| One of Napoleon's exile isles |
ELBA |
| One tying a knot? |
MRS |
| Places for human development |
UTERI |
| Prefix with ''physical'' |
META |
| Psychologist Jung |
CARL |
| Quite unattractive |
UGLY |
| Russian monarchs no more |
TSARS |
| Send off, as broadcast waves |
EMIT |
| Shed feathers |
MOLT |
| Sleeping episodes that could last years |
COMAS |
| Some men's jacket sizes |
REGULARS |
| Step-ups from 4-Down |
LONGS |
| Stratford's waterway |
AVON |
| Strip under a mattress |
SLAT |
| Temporary fixer |
TAPE |
| Tireless toy? |
SLED |
| Tolkien menace |
ORC |
| Urban vehicle |
TAXI |
| Usher's beat |
AISLE |
| Utilized an elevator |
RODE |
| Venue for a big-time boxing match |
ARENA |
| Wake maker |
BOATER |
| What a good horror film can make one do |
SCREAMANDSCREAM |
| Wish recipient |
STAR |
| Word after ''Let's try something'' |
ELSE |
| Word before "loving" and "lasting" |
EVER |
| X, in math class |
TIMES |
| Year-end seasons |
YULES |
| Yield, as property |
CEDE |
