| Merits |
EARNS |
| Monastery resident |
FRIAR |
| More or less |
ABOUT |
| Needing directions |
LOST |
| Not to be trusted |
DECEITFUL |
| Not to be trusted |
MISLEADING |
| Not to be trusted |
UNTRUTHFUL |
| Not to be trusted |
DISHONEST |
| Opinion piece |
ESSAY |
| Options |
CHOICES |
| Pilfers |
STEALS |
| Police arrest, informally |
BUST |
| Portion, as of a talk show |
SEGMENT |
| Potato covering |
SKIN |
| Prefix for light |
TWI |
| Prefix meaning ''against'' |
ANTI |
| Prepare for a boxing match |
SPAR |
| Put on clothes |
DRESS |
| Quickly |
FAST |
| Raison d'__ |
ETRE |
| Rival of Hertz |
AVIS |
| Roof overhang |
EAVE |
| Seattle clock setting: Abbr |
PST |
| Secret supply |
STASH |
| Ship's window |
PORTHOLE |
| Shoestring |
LACE |
| Slight advantage |
EDGE |
| Slippery fish |
EEL |
| Soft throw |
TOSS |
| Tale |
STORY |
| Toy truck brand |
TONKA |
| Traffic-stopping signal |
REDLIGHT |
| Uncluttered |
NEAT |
| Upper-level storage area |
ATTIC |
| Visitor |
GUEST |
| Weight loss plan |
DIET |
| Window ledges |
SILLS |
| __-bitsy |
ITSY |
| __-done (steak specification) |
WELL |
