| Inning-starting condition |
NOONEON |
| Job for Clouseau or Poirot |
CASE |
| Lady of Milan |
SIGNORA |
| Latch (onto) |
GLOM |
| Lee who wrote 'Go Set a Watchman' |
HARPER |
| Legalese for 'as part of this document' |
HERETO |
| Let out |
EMIT |
| Many a URL ender |
ORG |
| Mess hall queue |
CHOWLINE |
| More tearful |
WEEPIER |
| Name on some toy trucks |
HESS |
| Network that became Spike |
TNN |
| Nobel Peace Center locale |
OSLO |
| Novel's trajectory |
PLOT |
| One of Santa's employees |
ELF |
| Patty and Selma's workplace on 'The Simpsons,' for short |
DMV |
| People taking things the wrong way? |
THIEVES |
| Prefix for center or dermis |
EPI |
| Prefix in many Ocean Spray products |
CRAN |
| Proof of purchase, perhaps |
TITLE |
| Raider |
COMMANDO |
| Ratatouille, e.g |
STEW |
| Real head-scratcher |
TOUGHIE |
| Religious figure |
CLERIC |
| Round-faced bird native to Africa |
MARSHOWL |
| Rugged transport, for short |
ATV |
| Sandra or Ruby |
DEE |
| Scottish turndown |
NAE |
| Shop ___ (device for cleaning) |
VAC |
| Source of 'moo juice' |
COW |
| Start a probe about |
DIGINTO |
| Tarot suit |
CUPS |
| Term on a tide table |
NEAP |
| Tyler on the silver screen |
LIV |
| Weighty read |
TOME |
| Word often said by posers |
CHEESE |
| Words of contingency |
IFNOT |