| In contention |
ALIVE |
| Job for a sleuth |
CASE |
| Jockey Turcotte |
RON |
| Less stressed |
SERENER |
| Like cakes and meatloaf |
BAKED |
| Like the pre-Easter period |
LENTEN |
| Lose one's cool |
GOAPE |
| Maria Shriver, to JFK |
NIECE |
| Maritime measure |
SEAMILE |
| Midler of 'The Rose' |
BETTE |
| Milking the cows, e.g |
CHORE |
| Mystical letter |
RUNE |
| NASA 'walk' |
EVA |
| National park workers' protest? |
RANGERSITIN |
| NFL 'zebra' |
REF |
| Palindromic principle |
TENET |
| Pickleball barrier |
NET |
| Platypus nest item |
EGG |
| Prefix with shock or effect |
AFTER |
| Public to-do |
SCENE |
| Reunion crowd |
KIN |
| Santa ___ winds |
ANA |
| Send to the junkyard |
SCRAP |
| Shift-6 symbol |
CARET |
| Short timeout |
RESPITE |
| Silly look from drinking too much Greek wine? |
RETSINAGRIN |
| Spelunkers' spots |
CAVES |
| Stadium named for a jeans brand |
LEVIS |
| Teacher of aspiring astrologers? |
SIGNTRAINER |
| Tenth anniversary jewelry gift? |
TINEARRINGS |
| Three-faced movie character |
EVE |
| Truman's successor, informally |
IKE |
| USA Today et al |
DAILIES |
| Visa applicant |
ALIEN |
| Winter air's quality |
NIP |
| Yellow dog of comics |
ODIE |
| ___ diem worker |
PER |
| ___ Pieces (candy brand) |
REESES |
| ___ vapeur (steamed) |
ALA |
