| Historical period |
ERA |
| Household cat or dog |
PET |
| Humdingers |
BEAUTS |
| In a little while |
LATER |
| India's continent |
ASIA |
| Indicates with one's index finger |
POINTSTO |
| Misplaces |
LOSES |
| New Year's Eve party headgear |
PAPERHAT |
| Not as tanned |
PALER |
| Opinion piece |
ESSAY |
| Opinion survey |
POLL |
| Pie __ mode |
ALA |
| Piece of dinnerware |
PLATE |
| Pigsty |
PEN |
| Private instructor |
TUTOR |
| Pro __ (proportionally) |
RATA |
| Provide permanent funding for |
ENDOW |
| Put a stop to |
END |
| Region |
AREA |
| Remove whiskers |
SHAVE |
| Resorts with hot springs |
SPAS |
| River sediment |
SILT |
| Rock that's mined |
ORE |
| Rubdown at a gym |
MASSAGE |
| Saudis, for example |
ARABIANS |
| School tests |
EXAMS |
| Self-images |
EGOS |
| Sesame __ bun |
SEED |
| Source for pancake syrup |
MAPLE |
| Specialized slang |
LINGO |
| Spot of land in the ocean |
ISLE |
| State with confidence |
ASSERT |
| Stereo records: Abbr |
LPS |
| Suffix for racket or auction |
EER |
| What radiators give off |
HEAT |
| Whistle sound |
TOOT |
| Wild animal's home |
LAIR |
| Written promise to pay |
IOU |
| __ Fridays (restaurant chain) |
TGI |
