| Leaf-gathering implement |
RAKE |
| Liquid explosive, for short |
NITRO |
| Make less difficult |
EASE |
| Make snake sounds |
HISS |
| Matured |
AGED |
| Mediocre grades |
CEES |
| Molecule part |
ATOM |
| Muscle spasm |
CRAMP |
| New Haven school |
YALE |
| Newspaper-printing machine |
PRESS |
| Not-so-great poker hand |
PAIROFTENS |
| Old West chow |
GRUB |
| Opera solos |
ARIAS |
| Otherwise |
ELSE |
| Pantry invaders |
ANTS |
| Pick-me-up beverage |
TONIC |
| Picture puzzle |
REBUS |
| Piece of asparagus |
SPEAR |
| Pilfered |
STOLE |
| Poker hand that beats a 20 Across |
THREEACES |
| Poker hand that beats a 35 Down |
ROYALFLUSH |
| Poker hand that beats an 11 Down |
FULLHOUSE |
| Salon colorist |
DYER |
| Scottish girl |
LASS |
| Signs of the future |
OMENS |
| Something to scratch |
ITCH |
| Speak unclearly |
SLUR |
| Spiced tea |
CHAI |
| Sports cable channel |
ESPN |
| Tax form ID |
SSN |
| Thaws |
MELTS |
| Therefore |
THUS |
| Three-layer cookie |
OREO |
| Trumpet or bugle |
HORN |
| Was fond of |
LIKED |
| Wood used for homebuilding |
LUMBER |
| Work at a keyboard |
TYPE |
| World __ (baseball championship) |
SERIES |
| __ view mirror (windshield attachment) |
REAR |
