| ''Bye-bye!'' |
TATA |
| ''Greetings!'' |
HELLO |
| ''Let's leave __ that'' |
ITAT |
| ''Needless to __ . . .'' |
SAY |
| Adolescent |
TEEN |
| Any farm harvest |
CROP |
| Arctic ice mass |
FLOE |
| At the peak of |
ATOP |
| Australian bird |
EMU |
| Aviation prefix |
AERO |
| Back of a ship |
STERN |
| Belly muscles |
ABS |
| Beverage brewed from bags |
TEA |
| Break in diplomacy |
RIFT |
| Brewery product |
BEER |
| Bugler's ''lights out'' tune |
TAPS |
| Buying binge |
SPREE |
| Catch in a trap |
SNARE |
| Computer owner |
USER |
| Crowd's cheer for a diva |
BRAVA |
| Data entry pro |
TYPIST |
| Deliver a speech |
ORATE |
| Deposit of 17 Across |
LODE |
| Devious plan |
SCHEME |
| Disaster relief org |
FEMA |
| Draw with crayons |
COLOR |
| Entertain |
AMUSE |
| Extremely long time |
EONS |
| Fail to attend |
SKIP |
| Flash of lightning |
BOLT |
| Funny writers |
HUMORISTS |
| Futile effort |
VAINATTEMPT |
| Garment edges |
HEMS |
| Goes out, as the tide |
EBBS |
| Hangs on to |
KEEPS |
| In a little while |
LATER |
| Informal assent |
YEP |
| Informal assent |
YEAH |
| Lawn tunneler |
MOLE |