| Head honcho |
TOPBANANA |
| Inexperienced |
GREEN |
| Involving the ear |
OTIC |
| Kind of comedy |
SLAPSTICK |
| Like a fresh brownie |
MOIST |
| Like salt in water |
SOLUBLE |
| Little piggy's place |
TOOTSY |
| Lose pep |
TIRE |
| National Spelling Bee sponsor |
SCRIPPS |
| One-named folk singer |
ODETTA |
| Persian Gulf person |
KUWAITI |
| Pneumatic tool |
AIRHAMMER |
| Restaurant offering |
BREADSTICK |
| Ring thing |
GEMSTONE |
| Seagoing mil. training group |
NROTC |
| Sensitive subject, to some |
AGE |
| Series opener? |
WORLD |
| Shade in ''America the Beautiful'' |
AMBER |
| Sing like the birds |
TRILL |
| Skin softener |
LOTION |
| Some noncoms, briefly |
SSGTS |
| Sometimes they're grasped at |
STRAWS |
| Sorenstam of golf |
ANNIKA |
| Stall |
STONEWALL |
| Starter's need |
GUN |
| Stomach muscles, briefly |
ABS |
| Subtle alert |
PSST |
| Synthetic fabric |
ARNEL |
| Threw a big party for |
FETED |
| Tie holder |
STICKPIN |
| Tiebreaking periods, briefly |
OTS |
| Times to revel, maybe |
EVES |
| Try to get some answers |
ASK |
| Veronica's friend |
BETTY |
| Word made out of vitamins |
ACE |
| Yale School of Mgmt. degrees |
MBAS |
| Youngest NHL Hall of Fame inductee |
ORR |
| ___ time flat |
INNO |
| ___ vera |
ALOE |