| James of 'Elf' |
CAAN |
| Kazan with an honorary Oscar |
ELIA |
| Lang of Smallville |
LANA |
| Large-beaked parrot |
MACAW |
| Left the sack |
AROSE |
| Like Felix, but not Oscar |
NEAT |
| Like strip steak, typically |
LEAN |
| Lower in esteem |
ABASE |
| Make less stringent |
EASE |
| Marsh vegetation |
REEDS |
| McEntire with a sitcom |
REBA |
| Medical drama locales, briefly |
ERS |
| Misanthrope's emotion |
HATE |
| Name on a check |
PAYEE |
| Not hunched over |
ERECT |
| Openings for utility workers |
MANHOLES |
| Pancakes on brunch menus |
CREPES |
| Passed, as a bad check |
KITED |
| Penny-pinching |
MEAN |
| Picked from a lineup, briefly |
IDED |
| Pre-snap meeting |
HUDDLE |
| Radio switch letters |
AMFM |
| Reddish-brown shade |
RUST |
| Rosary unit |
BEAD |
| San Antonio shrine |
ALAMO |
| Small bouquet |
POSY |
| Soap operas, essentially |
SAGAS |
| Some toothpastes |
GELS |
| Sound system component |
TUNER |
| Sun blocker, of sorts |
WINDOWBLIND |
| Tablet with a touch screen |
IPAD |
| Tell it like it isn't |
LIE |
| Think-tank nugget |
IDEA |
| Tot's taboo |
NONO |
| Traditional Lent production |
PASSIONPLAY |
| Unlike Lady Godiva |
CLAD |
| Vehicle preceding bike racers |
LEADCAR |
| Weather report features |
MAPS |
| Wide assortment |
ARRAY |
