| Main event preceder, briefly |
PRELIM |
| Malamute's burden, perhaps |
SLED |
| Many a holiday visitor |
INLAW |
| Mass of humanity |
HORDE |
| Massachusetts cape |
ANN |
| Mayo to mayo |
ANO |
| More than portly |
OBESE |
| Morning person of Greek legend |
EOS |
| Nearest orbital point |
PERIGEE |
| New Year's Eve song word |
SYNE |
| Norman Bates, e.g. |
SICKO |
| Not professionals |
LAYMEN |
| Numb |
DEADEN |
| Of concern to beekeepers |
APIAN |
| Off-the-wall reply |
ECHO |
| On the house |
FREE |
| One born near the Butt of Lewis |
SCOT |
| Opposite of "'tis" |
TAINT |
| Orbital periods |
YEARS |
| Org. with pi in its logo |
NEA |
| OT book (Abbr.) |
HAB |
| Outcome |
END |
| Overturn |
UPEND |
| Painting Grandma |
MOSES |
| Part of DJ |
DISC |
| Part's makeup |
LINES |
| Party spreads |
PATES |
| Pearly gem |
OPAL |
| Perched upon |
ATOP |
| Philbin of TV |
REGIS |
| Phonograph needle |
STYLUS |
| Place for the nostalgic |
MEMORYLANE |
| Platoon or squadron, e.g. |
UNIT |
| Plow furrow |
RUT |
| Poker prize |
POT |
| Position of advantage |
INSIDETRACK |
| Practices conservation |
REUSES |
| Prefix meaning ''wine'' |
OENO |
| Q-U connectors |
RST |
| Racetrack fence |
RAIL |
| Rachel's father |
LABAN |
| Ranch visitor |
DUDE |
| Recharge one's batteries |
REST |
| Release, as an odor |
EMIT |
| Renowned bandleader at the Cotton Club |
CABCALLOWAY |
| Rhymester's scheme |
ABAB |
| Roomy auto |
SEDAN |
| Scent that sounds verboten |
TABU |
| Selling point |
STORE |
| Semicircular shape |
CEE |
| Serve tea |
POUR |
| Shatner role |
KIRK |
| Sign-bearer in an airport, e.g. |
MEETER |
| Singer or Petty |
LORI |
| Single |
UNWED |
| Sis, bro or cuz |
REL |
| Small amounts |
TADS |
| Small paving stone |
SETT |
| Snippets of information about someone |
ANA |
| Some radio talk-show employees |
SCREENERS |
| Some use faith |
HEALERS |
| Son of Archie Manning |
ELI |
| Squirrel's nest |
DREY |
| Steamed state |
IRE |
| Stephen of ''The Crying Game'' |
REA |
| Street hustler's game |
MONTE |
| Subdivisions of subdivisions |
LOTS |
| Sum kind of snake? |
ADDER |
| Sumatran beast |
TAPIR |
| Supply with startup money |
SEED |
| Swimming or running event |
RELAY |
| The African Queen, e.g. |
BOAT |
| The common people |
PLEBS |
| The female gamete |
OVUM |
| The law, to Mr. Bumble |
ASS |
| Their users have handles |
CBS |
| They get firmer when crunched |
ABS |
| They may slither until smoked |
EELS |
| This guy's way off base |
AWOL |
| To be, in Latin class |
ESSE |
| To-go drink |
ONEFORTHEROAD |
| Tools for a task |
MATERIALS |
| Tournament for all |
OPEN |
| Tower of note |
EIFFEL |
| Tractor surname |
DEERE |
| Trident-shaped letters |
PSIS |
| Trunk of the human body |
TORSO |
| Try to beat the house |
BET |
| Try, as a case |
HEAR |
| Twisting dessert |
OREO |
| Ultra-wide shoe |
EEE |
| Uncalled for |
NEEDLESS |
| United Kingdom |
BRITAIN |
| Use a prie-dieu |
KNEEL |
| Verdi's title princess |
AIDA |
| Very reluctant |
LOATH |
| Watch out when this flies |
FUR |
| Water you can walk on |
ICE |
| Watergate senator Sam |
ERVIN |
| What a sport picks up |
TAB |
| What perimeters mark off |
AREAS |
| What to eat to lose weight |
LESS |
| Where folks get down? |
GEESE |
| Where the affluent live? |
EASYSTREET |
| Williams and Koppel |
TEDS |
| Word on both sides of ''to'' |
MAN |
| Word with ''burn'' or ''break'' |
HEART |
| Word with ''oblige'' |
NOBLESSE |
| Word with ''Water'' or ''standard'' |
BEARER |
| Work on the batter |
STIR |
| Zest producer |
RIND |
| ___ Enlai (Chinese premier) |
CHOU |
| ___ off (beat back) |
FEND |
| ___ one's time (wait) |
BIDE |
| ___-A-Sketch |
ETCH |
| ___-fly pie |
SHOO |
