| Harsh quality |
EDGE |
| He sells Squishees to Bart |
APU |
| Heads-up from the head office |
MEMO |
| Herb in many stuffings |
SAGE |
| Hierarchy level |
RUNG |
| Hungarian composer Béla |
BARTOK |
| Invite through the doorway |
ASKIN |
| It can be bellied up to |
BAR |
| Just around the corner |
NEAR |
| Layered haircut |
SHAG |
| Like some eclipses |
LUNAR |
| Made like a model |
POSED |
| Major setback |
BLOW |
| Monster in Tolkien tales |
ORC |
| Mouselike worm eaters |
SHREWS |
| Okefenokee growth |
MOSS |
| Oldest of the Three Musketeers |
ATHOS |
| PA system components |
AMPS |
| Per unit |
APOP |
| Portable player since 2001 |
IPOD |
| Progressive commercial character |
FLO |
| Pull the fuse from, perhaps |
DISARM |
| Puts on notice |
ALERTS |
| Rock-crushing contraption |
HAMMERMILL |
| Shake up |
FAZE |
| Shakespearean advisor-turned-adversary |
IAGO |
| Sound in a 'Star Wars' shoot-out |
ZAP |
| Stem-to-stern piece |
KEEL |
| Stooge's pie target |
FACE |
| Symbol of slipperiness |
EEL |
| Tetley alternative |
NESTEA |
| They're made by maids |
BEDS |
| Toddler's taboos |
NONOS |
| Tokyo-based automaker |
ISUZU |
| Torch wielders in 'Frankenstein' |
MOB |
| Traps by trawling |
NETS |
| Wintry weather map feature |
COLDFRONT |
| Word before doctor or cycle |
SPIN |
| Worse than fair |
POOR |