| ". . . fifteen miles on the ___ Canal" |
ERIE |
| ". . . from ___ shining . . ." |
SEATO |
| ". . . sat down beside ___ . . ." |
HER |
| "Cheers" actress Perlman |
RHEA |
| "Cool," once |
HEP |
| "Don't take another step!" |
HALT |
| "Here's ___ in your eye" |
MUD |
| "Let's leave ___ that" |
ITAT |
| "MacGyver" co-star Dana |
ELCAR |
| "Matter" or "hero" prefix |
ANTI |
| "___ the Conqueror" (Oscar-winning foreign film) |
PELLE |
| 100 leks |
LEK |
| A bit pretentious |
ARTY |
| Abu Dhabi bigwig (Var.) |
EMEER |
| Admire and then some |
ESTEEM |
| Agile African grazer |
ELAND |
| Agricultural pest |
APHID |
| All atwitter |
ANTSY |
| Ancient Greek colonnade |
STOA |
| And others, in academic txts. |
ETAL |
| Arrange, as a blind date |
SETUP |
| Autumn pigment |
OCHER |
| Auxiliary verb |
HAVE |
| Bollywood industry |
CINEMA |
| Brand-spanking new |
MINT |
| Brief synopsis |
RECAP |
| By no means long-winded |
TERSE |
| Castle's perimeter defense |
MOAT |
| Comparable to pie? |
ASEASY |
| Curved trajectories |
ARCS |
| Deal a mighty blow |
SMITE |
| Dental hygienist's request |
RINSE |
| Dirty politician's tactic |
SMEAR |
| Discourages flies |
SHOOS |
| Elaborately decorated |
ORNATE |
| Far from worldly |
NAIVE |
| Goes out for an hour or two? |
NAPS |
| Golden wattle, for one |
ACACIA |
| Group of chicks |
BROOD |
