| Mac-and-cheese tidbit |
ELBOW |
| Main-idea pair |
SUMANDSUBSTANCE |
| Marathon, for one |
RACE |
| Meadow mother |
EWE |
| Mecca pilgrim |
MOSLEM |
| More loyal |
TRUER |
| Most up-to-date |
NEWEST |
| Must have |
NEED |
| North Pole toymaker |
ELF |
| Nose, informally |
SNOOT |
| Of cities |
URBAN |
| Party throwers |
HOSTS |
| Per __ (daily) |
DIEM |
| Peruse again |
REREAD |
| Pillow material |
EIDER |
| Plain writing |
PROSE |
| Poetic tribute |
ODE |
| Prefix for dynamic |
AERO |
| Prosecutor's aide, for short |
ADA |
| Quick-witted |
APT |
| Reddish yellow |
OCHER |
| Run __ of (conflict with) |
AFOUL |
| Scheduled mtg |
APPT |
| Sewed up, as in ''guaranteed'' |
ICED |
| Sharp, as vision |
ACUTE |
| Short golf stroke |
PUTT |
| Slugger's stat |
RBI |
| Small songbird |
WREN |
| Sneaker string |
LACE |
| Special interest grps |
PACS |
| Specifics pair |
CHAPTERANDVERSE |
| Spherical hairstyle |
AFRO |
| State under oath |
SWEAR |
| Uncle in red, white and blue |
SAM |
| Unlawful activity |
CRIME |
| Uphill climb |
ASCENT |
| USMC one-striper |
PFC |
| Word-of-mouth |
ORAL |
| __-Mex cuisine |
TEX |