| Merely |
ONLY |
| Mexican coins |
PESOS |
| More inferior |
WORSE |
| Musical dramas |
OPERAS |
| Nasal accent |
TWANG |
| Needle-and-thread worker |
SEWER |
| Nine-digit IDs |
SSNS |
| Oklahoma city |
TULSA |
| Pet shelter customers |
ADOPTERS |
| Pre-owned |
USED |
| Punctuation in ''pop-up'' |
HYPHEN |
| Quick punches |
JABS |
| Rams' mates |
EWES |
| Region |
AREA |
| Resting on |
ATOP |
| Rumba relative |
MAMBO |
| Sandwich bread |
RYE |
| Seattle summer hrs |
PDT |
| Self-image |
EGO |
| Shamelessly fresh |
IMPUDENT |
| Slanting typeface: Abbr |
ITAL |
| Slick-talking |
GLIB |
| Some car turns |
LEFTS |
| Southwestern state sch |
UCLA |
| Sprays lightly |
MISTS |
| Starring role |
LEAD |
| Street or avenue |
ROAD |
| Strong point |
ASSET |
| Unexpected obstacles |
SNAGS |
| Unpaid bills |
DEBTS |
| Use a microwave, slangily |
NUKE |
| Vending machine opening |
SLOT |
| Weekend matinee days: Abbr |
SATS |
| Went out with |
DATED |
| Whirlpool |
EDDY |
| Wimbledon game |
TENNIS |
| Winter malady |
FLU |
| __ and aah |
OOH |
| __ out a living (barely managing) |
EKING |
