| 'Junior' or 'senior' mil. figure |
NCO |
| 'Not gonna happen!' |
DREAMON |
| 'The Great' or 'the Terrible' |
EPITHET |
| 1967 Cold War suspense novel by 9-Down |
TOPAZ |
| 1984 biography subtitled 'The Man, the Dancer' |
ASTAIRE |
| Absorb |
SOPUP |
| Activate, as a wah-wah pedal |
STEPON |
| Additions after closings, in brief |
PSS |
| Aid in clearing the air |
EXHAUSTFAN |
| Almond or pecan |
TREE |
| Apartment that's a second home |
PIEDATERRE |
| Approximate end of a rush hour |
TENAM |
| Authentic |
SINCERE |
| Best Actress nominee for 'Philomena,' 2013 |
DENCH |
| Better adversary to deal with, in a saying |
THEDEVILYOUKNOW |
| Bewildered |
LOST |
| Brownies with cookies, maybe |
TROOP |
| Bugs |
NETTLES |
| Cape Ann's area |
NORTHSHORE |
| Chat, across the Pyrénées |
GATO |
| Chief flight attendant |
PURSER |
| Decoy |
ENTICE |
| Eponymous physicist Ernst |
MACH |
| Femme with a halo |
SAINTE |
| Flags down |
HAILS |
| Florence's ___ Palace |
PITTI |
| Fostered |
BRED |
| French seasoning |
SEL |
| Genre for Ladysmith Black Mambazo |
AFROPOP |
| Ginnie Mae's dept |
HUD |
| Has way more than enough, for short |
ODS |
| Have more stripes than |
OUTRANK |
| Hoffman won Best Actor for playing him |
CAPOTE |
| Husband material |
MRRIGHT |
| Hustle |
SCOOT |
