| ''Good'' cholesterol |
HDL |
| ''Likewise'' |
SOAMI |
| ''Star Wars'' royalty |
LEIA |
| ''The Simpsons'' airer |
FOX |
| ''Venerable'' English saint |
BEDE |
| ''__ put it another way . . .'' |
ORTO |
| 25 Down VIP |
ELGRECO |
| A third of ''seis'' |
DOS |
| Acknowledge |
LETON |
| Acting before thinking |
RASH |
| Aleve alternative |
ADVIL |
| American Revolution mercenary |
HESSIAN |
| Angry outburst |
RANT |
| Antlered deer |
STAG |
| Baffled |
ATALOSS |
| Becomes harder to climb |
STEEPENS |
| Bit of telegraphy |
SOS |
| Bolster |
PROP |
| Boston-area university |
TUFTS |
| Brawny bunch |
HEMEN |
| Brought up |
REARED |
| Capone associate |
NITTI |
| Cardiology concern |
AORTA |
| Casual restaurant |
CAFE |
| Choose at the polls |
ELECT |
| Cleaver |
MEATAXE |
| Curtain raiser |
ACTI |
| Dark red |
WINE |
| Dictionary designation |
ARCHAIC |
| Downhill gear |
SKIS |
| Draped dress |
SARI |
| Dressable toy |
DOLL |
| Easy chore |
SNAP |
| Eggs: Lat |
OVA |
| Emphatic refusal |
NEVER |
| End-of-term rituals |
FINALS |
| Ending for ball |
OON |
| False witness |
LIAR |
| Family nickname |
SIS |
| Family nickname |
GRANDPA |
| Far from certain |
IFFY |
| Far out |
OUTRE |
| Feasts on |
EATS |
| First-century despot |
NERO |
| Fishing gear |
FLYROD |
| Flake art news |
PAINTFALLINGONARENOIR |
| Flake medical news |
DANDRUFFCUREANNOUNCED |
| Flake political news (Arizona, November 2012) |
JEFFISHEADEDFORSENATE |
| Flake supermarket news |
KELLOGGSCEREALSONSALE |
| Flake weather news |
TWOFEETOFSNOWEXPECTED |
| Flavor enhancer letters |
MSG |
| Four Holy Roman emperors |
OTTOS |
| Free of charge |
NOFEE |
| Freezing temperatures |
TEENS |
| French monarch |
ROI |
| From the neighborhood |
LOCAL |
| Furtive summons |
PSST |
| Fuzzy images |
BLURS |
| Gauged, with ''up'' |
SIZED |
| Get tired |
DROOP |
| Gets nosy |
PRIES |
| Gives access to |
OPENS |
| Golf hazards |
TREES |
| Great potential |
PROMISE |
| Great weight |
HEFT |
| Gym handout |
TOWEL |
| Half-rectangle shape |
ELL |
| Here right now |
INPERSON |
| Hideout |
LAIR |
| Holiday precursor |
EVE |