| Johns, to Elton |
LOOS |
| Jumps on one foot |
HOPS |
| Juvenile newt |
EFT |
| Love deity |
EROS |
| Melville sailor Billy |
BUDD |
| Michelle, to Barack |
WIFE |
| More sick-looking |
PALER |
| More than pudgy |
OBESE |
| Mother of Castor and Pollux |
LEDA |
| Musical inadequacy |
NOEAR |
| Must have |
NEED |
| NYC subway org |
MTA |
| One sought by cops |
PERP |
| One throwing the first pitch |
STARTER |
| Opposite of NNW |
SSE |
| Part of R and R |
REST |
| Popeye creator Segar |
ELZIE |
| Powerful northern cold front |
ARCTICBLAST |
| Raring to go |
EAGER |
| Reddish-orange salon dye |
HENNA |
| Remove from the whiteboard |
ERASE |
| Ristorante shrimp dish |
SCAMPI |
| Sch. east of Hartford |
UCONN |
| Small songbirds |
WRENS |
| Smooths in wood shop |
SANDS |
| Spill secrets |
BLAB |
| Spoils, as food |
GOESBAD |
| Stage performer |
ACTOR |
| State-issued driver ID |
LIC |
| Stereotypical "Arrr!" shouter |
PIRATE |
| Strike's opposite |
BALL |
| Tips caught by a catcher, e.g |
FOULS |
| Underinflated tire's need |
AIR |
| USN officer |
CDR |
| Vague emanation |
AURA |
| Valedictorian's 4.0, e.g.: Abbr |
GPA |
| Vineyard picking |
GRAPE |
| Watery obstacle for Moses |
REDSEA |
| When repeated, an African fly |
TSE |