| It gives an artist backing |
EASEL |
| It may be quaffed in pints |
ALE |
| It's counted in the gym |
REP |
| Japanese cartoon genre |
ANIME |
| Kahlua alternative |
TIAMARIA |
| Kipling novel |
KIM |
| Last writes? |
OBITS |
| Likely to talk back |
LIPPY |
| Made the first bet |
OPENED |
| Marriage requirement |
PAIR |
| Martinez of the Mets |
PEDRO |
| Metrical analysis of poetry |
SCANSION |
| Most hitters and hurlers |
RIGHTIES |
| Name in a landmark Supreme Court decision |
ROE |
| Nasty Nile reptile |
ASP |
| Nerve impulse transmitter |
AXON |
| Oscar-winning role for Forest |
IDI |
| Out-and-out nonsense |
HOKUM |
| Peeples and Vardalos |
NIAS |
| Poli-___ (college major) |
SCI |
| Pros' foes |
ANTIS |
| Pulls, as a barge |
TOWS |
| Rank below petty officer third class |
SEAMAN |
| Refrain syllable |
TRA |
| Road map for the next 2-3 years, say |
MEDIUMTERMPLANS |
| San'a is its capital |
YEMEN |
| Scale tone |
SOL |
| Seethe |
FUME |
| Strikes down |
SMITES |
| The ___ Trail (route through Peru) |
INCA |
| Tries to stop expanding |
DIETS |
| West Pointer |
CADET |
| What ''that ain't'' |
HAY |
| What a proctor oversees |
EXAM |
| Wolfed down greedily |
RAVENED |
| Word with ''Four'' or ''analysis'' |
FINAL |
| Work together again |
RETEAM |
