| Major blood vessel |
AORTA |
| Make simpler |
EASE |
| News summary |
RECAP |
| North Pole aide |
ELF |
| Norway's largest city |
OSLO |
| Not wordy |
TERSE |
| One dashing to home plate |
BASERUNNER |
| Outdoor barbecue area |
PATIO |
| Outdoor parking areas |
LOTS |
| Outperforms |
BESTS |
| Poker starter |
ANTE |
| Regarding |
ASTO |
| Sand bar |
SHOAL |
| Sandwich cookie |
OREO |
| Scrooge's exclamation |
BAH |
| Sharp knock |
RAP |
| Slanted typeface: Abbr. |
ITAL |
| Slice into cubes |
DICE |
| Slow-cooked meal |
STEW |
| Soak in the tub |
BATHE |
| Songs for one |
SOLOS |
| Spanish celebration |
FIESTA |
| Squeaking rodents |
MICE |
| Starting with |
ASOF |
| State with confidence |
ASSERT |
| Steakhouse selection |
TBONE |
| Sunflower edible |
SEED |
| Support strongly, with ''for'' |
GOTOTHEMAT |
| Taxis |
CABS |
| That woman |
SHE |
| Tra __ (singing syllables) |
LALA |
| Traditional knowledge |
LORE |
| Unwrap |
OPEN |
| Use a steam iron on |
PRESS |
| Waist circlers |
BELTS |
| Went by plane |
FLEW |
| Wide-spouted pitcher |
EWER |
| Young sheep |
LAMB |
| __ the way (en route) |
ALONG |