| Hint of color |
TINGE |
| Hires |
ENGAGES |
| Homer's wife |
MARGE |
| It began about 1000 B.C |
IRONAGE |
| Jack of 'City Slickers' |
PALANCE |
| Light brown |
TAN |
| Moved stealthily |
CREPT |
| Not strict |
LENIENT |
| Oscar-winning Michael Keaton movie |
BIRDMAN |
| Parts of hearts |
ATRIA |
| Patriot Ethan |
ALLEN |
| Preacher's book |
BIBLE |
| Quite unusual |
BIZARRE |
| Rink material |
ICE |
| Secret agents |
SPIES |
| Smith or Jones |
SURNAME |
| Spigot |
TAP |
| Sports summary |
RECAP |
| Spying org |
CIA |
| Suffer |
AIL |
| Take the wheel |
STEER |
| Thug |
GOON |
| Tight end, at times |
BLOCKER |
| TV's Falco |
EDIE |
| Wallop |
HIT |