| "... happily ___ after" |
EVER |
| "And now, without further ___ ..." |
ADO |
| "Knock, knock" starts one |
JOKE |
| "Same here!" |
METOO |
| "This ___ up" |
END |
| "___ he drove out of sight ..." |
ERE |
| 2 + 2, e.g |
ADD |
| A dog's age? |
EON |
| Affirmative vote |
AYE |
| Alcove |
NOOK |
| Attack, as with snowballs |
PELT |
| Bedside water pitcher |
EWER |
| Beginning of a plan |
IDEA |
| Boxing knockout |
KAYO |
| Canned ham glaze |
ASPIC |
| Check-writer's need |
PEN |
| Commemorative for Billy Joe |
ODE |
| Comply with a command |
OBEY |
| Computer "oops" command |
UNDO |
| Copper coin |
CENT |
| Creme cookie |
OREO |
| Diamond or ruby |
JEWEL |
| Difficult-to-predict outcome (2 words) |
TOSSUP |
| Dig like a pig |
ROOT |
| Direction opposite of west |
EAST |
| Eggs, to a biologist |
OVA |
| English-class assignment |
ESSAY |
| Gangster's female companion |
MOLL |
| Have bills |
OWE |
| High jump need |
BAR |
| Inner-city blight |
SLUM |
| Ironically amusing |
WRY |
| It can put the squeeze on you |
BOA |
| It fills 17-Across |
INK |
