| More friendly |
NICER |
| More than just villainous |
EVIL |
| Not at all trusting |
LEERY |
| Not well |
SICK |
| Ohio tire metropolis |
AKRON |
| Old-style "Good grief!" |
EGAD |
| Omega's opposite |
ALPHA |
| On the briny |
ASEA |
| One putting butts in movie seats |
STAR |
| Opposed to, hillbilly style |
AGIN |
| Outward curvature of a lower limb |
BOWLEG |
| Place of many boardings |
DEPOT |
| Place with a mob of meerkats |
SANTABARBARAZOO |
| Prepare for impact |
BRACE |
| Pub serving |
ALE |
| Quite angry |
IRATE |
| Red-hot flower? |
LAVA |
| Region, as of a town |
AREA |
| Result of a nice pat on the back? |
BURP |
| River of Thailand or a literary twin |
NAN |
| Small bit of rootless flora |
ALGA |
| Some beasts at 20-Across |
APES |
| Some prickly plants (var.) |
BRIERS |
| Standout opera performance |
ARIA |
| Start a voyage |
EMBARK |
| Straight up and down, nautically |
APEAK |
| Sure thing to a sailor? |
AYE |
| Take cover |
HIDE |
| Team wear, in slang |
UNIS |
| Three on a grandfather clock |
III |
| Traveler's place named after John Wayne |
SANTAANAAIRPORT |
| Urban pest |
BEDBUG |
| Verbal give-and-take |
BANTER |
| Wails in mourning |
KEENS |
| Wasn't relative? |
ARENT |
| Weapons for some fencers |
EPEES |
| What a nut gets screwy on |
BOLT |
| Whiter shade of pale? |
ASHEN |
