| 'Inside Politics' network |
CNN |
| 'Land ___!' |
SAKES |
| 'NCIS' network |
CBS |
| 1990s Texas governor Richards |
ANN |
| Anxiety-evoking close game, for example |
NAILBITER |
| Banks on the runway |
TYRA |
| Bell sounds |
PEALS |
| Benjamin of 'Law & Order' |
BRATT |
| Bit of sweat |
BEAD |
| Blundered |
ERRED |
| Carrier of two of every kind of animal |
ARK |
| Clark who played Rhett Butler |
GABLE |
| Close election event |
RECOUNT |
| Columbus location |
OHIO |
| Cut at a slant |
BEVEL |
| Deep-frying need |
OIL |
| Dip for a chip |
SALSA |
| Distribute the deck |
DEAL |
| Earbuds output |
STEREO |
| Explosive letters |
TNT |
| Exterminator's targets |
BEDBUGS |
| Extremely strenuous task |
BACKBREAKER |
| Fires |
CANS |
| Forget at a crucial moment |
GOBLANK |
| French farewell |
ADIEU |
| Gumbo need |
OKRA |
| Half a fl. oz |
TBSP |
| Hang loosely |
LOLL |
| Hawks and Pelicans' org |
NBA |
| High tennis hits |
LOBS |
| Hilarious joke |
KNEESLAPPER |
| Hinder |
IMPEDE |
| iPhone answerer |
SIRI |
| Ireland, to poets |
ERIN |
| Jennifer of 'Friends' |
ANISTON |
| Kim and Khloe's mom |
KRIS |
| Laos location |
ASIA |
| Laura of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' |
DERN |
| Lawn growth |
GRASS |
