| "And now, without further ___ ..." |
ADO |
| "Beauty and the Beast" beauty |
BELLE |
| "Ciao, Brutus" |
AVE |
| "Fire" gem |
OPAL |
| "The ___ in the Hat" |
CAT |
| A bean |
SOY |
| Added years |
AGED |
| Ammunition for a carpenter's gun |
NAIL |
| Antler branch |
TINE |
| Auto radiator fluid |
COOLANT |
| Bard's honor (2 words) |
POETLAUREATE |
| Better writing? |
EDIT |
| Big animal in the jungle |
APE |
| Boater's paddle |
OAR |
| Butterfly stage |
PUPA |
| Candied tuber |
YAM |
| Center of an apple |
CORE |
| Certainly not a gentleman |
CAD |
| China and Japan, e.g. (2 words) |
FAREAST |
| Collector's collection, perhaps |
ART |
| Cut covering |
SCAB |
| Deuce topper |
TREY |
| Doctoral candidate's exam |
ORAL |
| Domino's spot |
PIP |
| Drunkard |
SOT |
| Dynamite sound or action |
BLAST |
| Eager |
AVID |
| Enthusiasm and energy |
PEP |
| Fast-moving wind |
GALE |
| Formerly, on the wedding page |
NEE |
| Friend |
PAL |
| Hair roller result |
CURL |
| Hockey score |
GOAL |