| Less colorful |
PALER |
| Like a recently used fireplace |
ASHY |
| Lukas of Gus Van Sant's 'Last Days' |
HAAS |
| Math-lover's sensation? |
DIVISIONJOY |
| Military gp. for some 9th-graders |
JROTC |
| Mr. Miyagi, e.g. |
SENSEI |
| Often-gratuitous metal markings |
UMLAUTS |
| P.I. played by Brosnan |
STEELE |
| Passover story villain |
PHARAOH |
| Person invoked in some playground boasts |
MYDAD |
| Place for a stud |
LOBE |
| Poison ___ |
OAK |
| Preppy brand |
JCREW |
| Pretend to need a sweater? |
PLAYCOLD |
| Quite the hit |
ASMASH |
| Radio stations, e.g. |
AIRERS |
| Raise to the third power |
CUBE |
| Roof overhang |
EAVE |
| Rooting area |
STY |
| Sad story |
PLIGHT |
| Schedules |
SLATES |
| Screen type |
LCD |
| Self-excluding statement |
NOTME |
| She said: 'The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off' |
STEINEM |
| Singer born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin |
ENYA |
| Spike or Robert E. |
LEE |
| Stable diet |
HAY |
| Ten-point draws in Scrabulous (R.I.P.) |
ZTILES |
| The chirping of a bird or the spraying of a hose? |
GARDENSOUND |
| Theoretical threat from Iraq |
WMD |
| Thumbs-up |
ASSENT |
| U.S. dance company |
ABT |
| Villain's den |
LAIR |
| Words on a vintage store tag |
ASIS |
| Yemen's capital |
SANAA |
| ___ Minor |
URSA |
| ___ Park (phonograph's birthplace) |
MENLO |
| ___-Grain cereal bars |
NUTRI |