| Kill, as an idea |
NIX |
| Land of Blarney |
EIRE |
| Latches (onto) |
GLOMS |
| Lauder of cosmetics |
ESTEE |
| Layers of sherry-soaked torte, homemade custard and fruit served chilled in a giant stem glass |
ENGLISHTRIFLE |
| Locale for urban trash cans |
ALLEY |
| Lollipop |
SUCKER |
| Low ground, poetically |
VALE |
| Lowdown, in slang |
POOP |
| Manipulate |
USE |
| Mini, e.g |
SKIRT |
| Mop & ___ |
GLO |
| Ones who are splitsville |
EXES |
| Oodles |
ALOT |
| Pass's opposite |
FAIL |
| Positive R.S.V.P.s |
YESES |
| Pushing conventional limits |
EDGY |
| Rock's ___ Inch Nails |
NINE |
| Salade ___ |
NICOISE |
| Sam Cooke's first #1 hit |
YOUSENDME |
| Set traditionally handed down to an eldest daughter |
CHINA |
| Severe and short, as an illness |
ACUTE |
| Singer with the site imaginepeace.com |
ONO |
| Steamed-for-hours, aged-for-months concoction of treacle, brandy, fruit and spices, set afire and served at Christmas |
PLUMPUDDING |
| Strip of fabric used for trimming |
RUCHE |
| Sugar ___ |
MAPLE |
| Summary |
DIGEST |
| Teacher's plan |
LESSON |
| Tiny bell sounds |
TINGS |
| Uncles, in Acapulco |
TIOS |
| Units of resistance |
OHMS |
| Voldemort-like |
EVIL |
| Walloped to win the bout, in brief |
TKOD |
| What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively |
NOPIECEOFCAKE |
| Willowy |
SVELTE |
| ___ contact |
EYE |
| ___ of the Apostles |
ACTS |
| ___-December romance |
MAY |
