| Holiday Inn offering |
MOTELROOM |
| Hot off the press |
NEW |
| Illusion-creating works |
OPART |
| In the know, in old slang |
HEP |
| Like Felix Ungar |
NEAT |
| Like Oscar Madison |
MESSY |
| Make less harsh |
EASE |
| Many psych degrees |
BAS |
| Means of securing 270 electoral votes, say |
PATHTOVICTORY |
| Mob squealer |
RAT |
| Music originating in Cuba |
RUMBA |
| Musk's electric car company |
TESLA |
| Newlywed's acquisition |
INLAW |
| Partner of Crackle and Pop |
SNAP |
| Photo-sharing app |
INSTAGRAM |
| Plane measure |
AREA |
| Put into pigeonholes |
SORT |
| Rank below sgt |
CPL |
| Relatives of skates and sawfishes |
MANTARAYS |
| Removed from the freezer |
THAWEDOUT |
| River also known as the Zaire |
CONGO |
| Scored 100 on |
ACED |
| Sensational, tabloid-style |
LURID |
| Sets one's sights |
AIMS |
| Sharp-witted |
ACUTE |
| Side with a sandwich |
SLAW |
| Skid row denizen |
WINO |
| Skirt with a flare |
ALINE |
| Sonny & Cher were one |
DUO |
| Speak of slightingly |
DISPARAGE |
| Special Forces unit |
ATEAM |
| Stuff, as into a suitcase |
CRAM |
| The Thinker sculptor |
RODIN |
| Wander here and there |
ROVE |
| Within shouting distance, say |
NEAR |
| Word in 12/8/41 headlines |
WAR |
| Work on a loom |
WEAVE |
| Wrapped up |
ENDED |
| ___ de vie (brandy) |
EAU |
