| Impression of imperfection |
DENT |
| In all honesty |
TRULY |
| Is staggered |
REELS |
| Lack of rhythm? |
VOWEL |
| Leave in a hurry |
LAM |
| Lithium-__ battery |
ION |
| Loud ringing |
PEAL |
| Low grade |
DEE |
| Metaphorical bursting place |
SEAM |
| Moscow money |
RUBLE |
| New England seafood |
SCROD |
| News sources of yore |
CRIERS |
| NO __ TRAFFIC |
THRU |
| Numbered composition |
OPUS |
| One logged on |
USER |
| Otherworldly |
ALIEN |
| Outer edge |
RIM |
| Pressed sandwich |
PANINI |
| Quick bite |
NOSH |
| Rhythmic writing |
VERSE |
| Rich soil |
LOAM |
| Salad with bacon and egg |
COBB |
| Scrutinize, with ''over'' |
PORE |
| Seb who ran the 2012 London Games |
COE |
| Service branch |
ARMY |
| Small chicken |
BANTAM |
| Sound of sudden impact |
BAM |
| Stalin's foreign minister |
MOLOTOV |
| Streaming in the living room |
ONTV |
| Street standing, for short |
REP |
| Toss in |
ADD |
| Trouble |
WOE |
| TV debut of 1980 |
CNN |
| Type of 35mm camera |
SLR |
| Warrior or Wizard |
NBAER |
| Wee worker |
ANT |
| Whale-watching venue |
OPENSEA |
| Where mud baths are taken |
STY |
| Wrap-up |
SYNOPSIS |
