| Next available |
SOONEST |
| Not out |
ATHOME |
| Number of Q's in Scrabble |
ONE |
| One searching for yuletide greenery? |
HOLLYHUNTER |
| Outdoor retailer |
REI |
| Paint-mixing site |
PALETTE |
| Pantheon member |
GOD |
| Play group member? |
ACTOR |
| Pops |
DAD |
| Prohibit |
BAN |
| Pungent cheese |
ASIAGO |
| Puppy |
WHELP |
| Razor sharpener |
STROP |
| Red-faced |
ASHAMED |
| Resistance unit |
OHM |
| Sacred |
HOLY |
| Sacrifice site |
ALTAR |
| Scrooge's cry |
BAH |
| Service charge |
FEE |
| Shapiro of NPR |
ARI |
| Shoot the breeze |
GAB |
| Signal to pull over |
SIREN |
| Singer of the 2018 No. 1 hit "Without Me" |
HALSEY |
| Snares, as a calf |
LASSOS |
| Take for granted |
ASSUME |
| Taking the place (of) |
INLIEU |
| Talking toy since 1965 |
SEENSAY |
| UPS competitor |
DHL |
| Wasabi snacks |
PEAS |
| Where Juliet says, "O Romeo, Romeo!" |
BALCONY |
| Windy weather front? |
GALESTORM |
| Wish that a short hairdo looks good? |
BOBHOPE |
| Word of possibility |
MAY |
| Word with "band" or "hand" |
SAW |
| Zenith rival |
RCA |
| Zones |
AREAS |
| ___ ex machina |
DEUS |
| ___ rasa |
TABULA |
| ___ White (former Clue character) |
MRS |
