| "Cold, hard" money |
CASH |
| "Show Boat" author Ferber |
EDNA |
| "The Pit and the Pendulum" writer |
POE |
| "The Simpsons" character Disco |
STU |
| 72, for many courses |
PAR |
| A state of matter |
SOLID |
| Bad day for Caesar |
IDES |
| Between ports |
ASEA |
| Blacken on a grill |
CHAR |
| Bricklayers' burdens |
HODS |
| Bud in a baked ham |
CLOVE |
| Building build-on |
ELL |
| Cartoon purveyor of anvils and tornado kits |
ACME |
| Church area with a semi-dome, perhaps |
APSE |
| Conversation starter |
HELLO |
| Cops' org |
PBA |
| Cover-up of sorts |
VEILOFSECRECY |
| Dynasts of yore |
TSARS |
| Egg cells |
OVA |
| Eponymous jeans maker |
LEVISTRAUSS |
| Evening news, typically |
LIVEBROADCAST |
| Examine carefully |
VET |
| Fairly divided |
PRORATA |
| FAQ part |
ASKED |
| First murder victim |
ABEL |
| Flinches, say |
REACTS |
| Food Network figure |
CHEF |
| Frisbee, essentially |
DISK |
| Fund, as a fellowship |
ENDOW |
| Gangster's gun |
GAT |
| Gardener's tool |
SPADE |
| Genesis of an invention |
IDEA |
| Grab a bite |
EAT |
| Grassy expanse |
LEA |
| Hall's "Maneater" partner |
OATES |
| Hamlet, e.g |
DANE |
| Home to part of Azerbaijan |
ASIA |
| Hooters mascot |
OWL |
| iPhone button |
HOME |