| Like a well-worn dirt road |
RUTTED |
| Like books and tea leaves |
READ |
| Man's nickname that's just wonderful? |
MARV |
| Moral toughness |
GRIT |
| Music with conga drums |
SALSA |
| Narrow advantage |
EDGE |
| Not ___ deal |
ABIG |
| On the schedule |
SLATED |
| One of the Stooges |
MOE |
| Paying close attention |
RAPT |
| PC network overseer |
ADMIN |
| Pouring into a shot glass, e.g.? |
WHISKEYMOVE |
| Proprietor |
OWNER |
| Racket sport |
SQUASH |
| Relatives of slack jaws? |
WOWEDMOUTHS |
| Sauna feature |
STEAM |
| Sch. for future admirals |
USNA |
| Shoo-___ (overwhelming favorites) |
INS |
| Signal from offstage |
CUE |
| Small, cute residence? |
TWEEHOUSE |
| Software problem |
BUG |
| Stars and ___ (Confederate flag) |
BARS |
| Stir-fry vessel |
WOK |
| Surprise victory |
UPSET |
| Sydneysider, for one |
AUSSIE |
| Things |
ITEMS |
| Toolbar heading |
EDIT |
| Trig function |
SINE |
| U.K. lexicon |
OED |
| Wail of an ambulance |
SIREN |
| What wakes everyone up in the morning at the duck pond? |
QUACKOFDAWN |
| Wood for archery bows |
YEW |
| Words said over and over |
MANTRA |
| ___ about (approximately) |
ONOR |
| ___ congestion (cold symptom) |
NASAL |
| ___ de corps |
ESPRIT |
| ___ exams (tests at the end of a student's fifth year at Hogwarts) |
OWL |
| ___ Lama |
DALAI |
| ___-size model |
PLUS |
