| ''Dear sir or __ . . .'' |
MADAM |
| ''That's too bad'' |
ALAS |
| ''We're in trouble'' |
UHOH |
| 44th president |
OBAMA |
| Adhesive on a roll |
TAPE |
| Affectionate address |
MYDEAR |
| Authority on a subject |
EXPERT |
| Avail oneself of |
USE |
| Baseball runner's ''theft'' |
STOLENBASE |
| Be durable |
LAST |
| Begin to melt |
THAW |
| British prehistoric rock pile |
STONEHENGE |
| Capital of Vietnam |
HANOI |
| Christmas season |
NOEL |
| Clock faces |
DIALS |
| Clothes-dryer fluff |
LINT |
| Corn covering |
HUSK |
| Deep ravines |
CHASMS |
| Didn't budge |
STOODSTILL |
| Earth's rotation line |
AXIS |
| Egret cousin |
HERON |
| Elite guest rosters |
ALISTS |
| Every single one |
ALL |
| Flow slowly |
OOZE |
| Former spouses |
EXES |
| Fort __ (gold repository) |
KNOX |
| Freeze over, as a windshield |
ICEUP |
| Get __ the ground floor |
INON |
| Gig for a soprano |
OPERA |
| Give approval to |
OKAY |
| Go jogging |
RUN |
| Guy in Eden |
ADAM |
| Has sore muscles |
ACHES |
| Heredity factor |
GENE |
| Honking birds |
GEESE |
| Hotter than cool |
WARM |
| Hydrant attachments |
HOSES |
| Identical |
SAME |
| In unison |
ASONE |
