| ''Nanny'' animal |
GOAT |
| ''Santa __ Is Coming to Town'' |
CLAUS |
| Airless tire |
FLAT |
| Assistant |
AIDE |
| Bagels and burger buns |
ROLLS |
| Barely detectable amount |
TRACE |
| Being broadcast in the wee hours |
ONLATE |
| Bikini tops |
BRAS |
| Blend with a spoon |
STIR |
| Box-office purchase |
TICKET |
| Brief in one's words |
TERSE |
| Butter portions |
PATS |
| Contented cat's sound |
PURR |
| Courtroom event |
TRIAL |
| Diamonds and rubies |
GEMS |
| Donkeys |
ASSES |
| Eject, as lava |
SPEW |
| Even, as a sports score |
TIED |
| Farm building for horses |
STABLE |
| Feeling pleased |
GLAD |
| Football throw |
PASS |
| Frozen rain |
SLEET |
| Give a head signal to |
NODAT |
| Gratify |
PLEASE |
| Greek pocket bread |
PITA |
| Hardly __ (rarely) |
EVER |
| High-school dances |
PROMS |
| High-society group |
ELITE |
| Historical periods |
ERAS |
| Hospital colleagues of MDs |
RNS |
| Hourly pay |
WAGE |
| Is caught in a downpour |
GETSWET |
| It encircles a karate master |
BLACKBELT |
| It encircles a suitcase handle |
LUGGAGETAG |
| It encircles an athlete's forehead |
SWEATBAND |
| It encircles the lower arm for timekeeping |
WRISTWATCH |
| Jay once of ''The Tonight Show'' |
LENO |
| Little kids |
TOTS |
| Make a trade |
SWAP |
