| Malice |
VENOM |
| Marsh birds |
RAILS |
| Mediterranean island |
MENORCA |
| Merriment |
GAIETY |
| Minstrel-show figure |
MRBONES |
| Moon valleys |
RILLS |
| More chic |
TONIER |
| Mortise mate |
TENON |
| Mottled steed |
PINTO |
| Nail-polish target |
TOE |
| Nigeria's largest city |
LAGOS |
| North Pole name |
CLAUS |
| North Pole name |
KRINGLE |
| Noteworthy act |
FEAT |
| Obama's paternal homeland |
KENYA |
| Oklahoma city |
ENID |
| Old anesthetic |
ETHER |
| Old Dodges |
OMNIS |
| Part of the UK |
ENG |
| Paul Anka tune |
DIANA |
| Perfidious |
FALSE |
| Phases out |
ENDS |
| Philosopher __-tzu |
LAO |
| Pick-me-up |
TONIC |
| Pirate's potable |
RUM |
| Place-setting part |
NAPKINRING |
| Places to fish |
PIERS |
| Pops |
DADS |
| Port of Algeria |
ORAN |
| Powder holder |
KEG |
| Put on a scale |
WEIGH |
| Rainbow shape |
ARC |
| Really ticked |
IRATE |
| Retailer's display |
BARGAINBIN |
| Roe source |
SHAD |
| Roll-call vote |
AYE |
| Ruhr Valley city |
ESSEN |
| Schwarzenegger movie role |
CONAN |
| Set straight |
ALIGN |
| Shoot-'em-up |
OATER |
| Short skirts |
MINIS |
| Sight from Sandusky |
ERIE |
| Sign before Taurus |
ARIES |
| Sign gas |
NEON |
| Softly, in music |
PIANO |
| Spanish version of James |
DIEGO |
| Squirreled away |
SAVED |
| Storm systems |
LOWS |
| Swampy area |
FEN |
| Take wing |
AVIATE |
| Tart fruits |
SLOES |
| Terrific buy |
STEAL |
| Things to brew |
TEAS |
| Took a peek |
GLANCED |
| Took the gold |
WON |
| Toshiba rival |
SONY |
| Tot's drink |
WAWA |
| Touched down |
ALIT |
| Toughened |
STEELED |
| Tremor |
SEISM |
| Trio of rhyme |
MICE |
| Verdi opera |
AIDA |
| Waiting-room reading |
MAGS |
| Watch over |
TEND |
| Way to go |
ROUTE |
| Western treaty grp. |
OAS |
| When many do lunch |
ATNOON |
| Winter hazard |
SLEET |
| Without peer |
ALONE |
| Word before basin or wave |
TIDAL |
| World Cup scores |
GOALS |
| Xavier University locale |
CINCINNATI |
| Yalies |
ELIS |