| Is worthy of |
MERITS |
| Juvenescent |
YOUNG |
| Legend of the Himalayas |
YETI |
| Letters on egg cartons |
USDA |
| Like dental surgery |
ORAL |
| Like some organs |
INTERNAL |
| Old Testament book (Abbr.) |
ESTH |
| One way to get things down |
PAT |
| Pack down, as tobacco |
TAMP |
| Pal of Pooh |
ROO |
| Part of a breakout |
ACNE |
| Plaint for Billie Joe |
ODE |
| Preference word |
RATHER |
| Prego competitor |
RAGU |
| Pro baseball player-turned-evangelist |
BILLYSUNDAY |
| Prohibit |
BAR |
| Rounded projections |
TORI |
| Salad plant |
ENDIVE |
| Samantha's mother |
ENDORA |
| Seasonal mall employee |
ELF |
| Second-highest voice in a four-part chorus |
ALTO |
| Self-identifying response |
ITSME |
| Showed partiality |
LEANED |
| Skin patch wearer, perhaps |
SMOKER |
| Snack with a floral design on it |
OREO |
| Spreads hay |
TEDS |
| Star Wars abbr. |
SDI |
| Subtler alternative to ''Yo!'' |
PSST |
| Tactical plan |
STRATEGY |
| They may run down the neck |
REINS |
| They usually end in ''to one'' |
ODDS |
| Tiny land mass |
ISLET |
| Titles for Italian monks |
FRAS |
| Uncanny trio? |
ENS |
| Unenviable grade |
DEE |
| Woodshop tool |
ROUTER |
| Word often between two names |
AKA |
| ___-up rage |
PENT |
