| Letter accompanying a college application, informally |
REC |
| Like the Amazon rain forest |
LUSH |
| Like the first 'd' in 'Wednesday' |
SILENT |
| Los Angeles hoopsters |
LAKERS |
| Manipulate |
USE |
| Many a Snapchat pic |
SELFIE |
| Michigan/Ontario border river |
STCLAIR |
| Monopoly cards |
DEEDS |
| N.F.L. team for which Joe Namath was a QB |
NYJETS |
| Neckwear for a lobster eater |
BIB |
| Nintendo Switch predecessor |
WII |
| Onetime teen heartthrob Efron |
ZAC |
| Opposite of buys |
SELLS |
| Pizazz |
ZING |
| Poker table payment |
ANTE |
| Potentially alarming sight for an ocean bather |
FIN |
| Pour love (on) |
DOTE |
| Prepares for a doctor's throat examination |
SAYSAH |
| Prod |
GOAD |
| Rich cake |
TORTE |
| Rock's Jethro ___ |
TULL |
| Salon job |
PERM |
| Santa's vehicle |
SLEIGH |
| Scamp |
RASCAL |
| Skiers' shelter |
LODGE |
| Skin care brand |
AVEDA |
| Smiley face or frowny face |
EMOJI |
| Stop being strict |
GOSOFT |
| Strong cleansers |
LYES |
| Sunset shades |
ORANGES |
| Tablets that run Safari |
IPADS |
| Take to the skies |
FLY |
| Twosome |
DUO |
| University of Illinois city |
URBANA |
| Where birds of a feather flock together |
AVIARY |
| ___ fide (in bad faith) |
MALA |
| ___ Stein, Green Party candidate for president in 2012 and 2016 |
JILL |