| "... ___ I'm told" |
ORSO |
| "Affirmative" |
YES |
| "General" of a Chinese chicken dish |
TSO |
| "Hasta luego" relative |
ADIOS |
| "Musket" ending |
EER |
| "___ for tennis?" |
ANYONE |
| Adams, Knotts and Johnson |
DONS |
| Alphas' opposites |
OMEGAS |
| Ascends, as an eagle |
SOARS |
| At full speed, aboard ship |
AMAIN |
| Becomes a parent, in a way |
ADOPTS |
| Beginning or early stages |
ONSET |
| Black eye, in slang |
SHINER |
| Blockheads or some extinct birds |
DODOS |
| Carpet |
RUG |
| Chance to get a hit |
ATBAT |
| Copied, gorilla-style |
APED |
| December birthstone |
ZIRCON |
| Does a bit of math |
ADDS |
| Emulates a certain lawyer |
DEFENDS |
| Far from wordy |
TERSE |
| Fertile tracts in deserts |
OASES |
| Fire residue |
ASH |
| Great classical works |
OPUSES |
| Group of musicians |
BAND |
| Group of seriously smart people |
MENSA |
| Group of three |
TRIO |
| Highest female voice |
SOPRANO |
| Hourglass or diamond, e.g |
SHAPE |
| Impressive display |
ARRAY |
| In good health |
HALE |
| Joshed back and forth |
BANTERED |
| Kevin Durant's org |
NBA |
| Lab gas burners |
ETNAS |
| Large Aussie bird |
EMU |
| Like Jesus, famously |
SINLESS |
| Mail carrier's beat |
ROUTE |
| Make a choice |
OPT |
