| "Sad to say . . ." |
ALAS |
| "This can't be!" |
OHNO |
| 200 milligrams, to a gemologist |
CARAT |
| Absorb, with "up" |
SOP |
| Act the lookout for, say |
ABET |
| Acts the shylock |
LENDS |
| Atkinson of "Mr. Bean" |
ROWAN |
| Bar garnish |
LEMONWEDGE |
| Be a busybody |
SNOOP |
| Beats consistently, in sports lingo |
OWNS |
| Black Sabbath's genre, for short |
METAL |
| Blackjack dealer's box |
SHOE |
| Breezed through |
ACED |
| Build up, as interest |
ACCRUE |
| Chaucer's Tabard, for one |
INN |
| Chief Justice John |
ROBERTS |
| Choir supporter |
RISER |
| Cries out loud |
SOBS |
| Crude cartel |
OPEC |
| Cuss word |
OATH |
| Dandelion, to many |
WEED |
| Defense alliance since 1949 |
NATO |
| Did a 10K |
RAN |
| Draws the curtain on |
ENDS |
| Fed the kitty |
ANTED |
| Forgers, of sorts |
SMITHS |
| Fourteen-line work |
SONNET |
| Goes sprawling |
TRIPS |
| Got a 400-meter lead on, say |
LAPPED |
| Guys to hang with |
PALS |
| Harry Potter friend Weasley |
RON |
| Ill-mannered sorts |
BOORS |
| Left Coast state, informally |
CALI |
| Lion tamer's prop |
HOOP |
| Mail, as invitations |
SENDOUT |
| Make an appearance |
SHOW |
| Mekong River land |
LAOS |
| Metro map point |
STOP |
| Milky Way unit |
STAR |
