| Long-stemmed mushroom |
ENOKI |
| Lowly Middle Ages figure |
SERF |
| Memorial Day's day: Abbr |
MON |
| Message such as "LOL" |
TEXT |
| Messy places to vote? |
POLLINGSTIES |
| Minnesota's ___ of America |
MALL |
| Monarch catcher |
NET |
| Music player since 2001 |
IPOD |
| Mysterious glow |
AURA |
| Official on a diamond |
UMP |
| Pilots' figs |
ETAS |
| Prior to year zero, briefly |
BCE |
| Pro ___ (for free) |
BONO |
| Puts into piles, say |
SORTS |
| Realm where everyone's shoelaces are loose? |
UNTIEDKINGDOM |
| Resort with towels |
SPA |
| Restaurant handout |
MENU |
| Revolting |
VILE |
| Rider's handful |
REINS |
| Ring ref's rulings |
TKOS |
| Roth investment |
IRA |
| Sci-fi princess |
LEIA |
| Scot's "not" |
NAE |
| Something fake |
SHAM |
| Soothing cream |
BALM |
| Start performing much better, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
TURNITAROUND |
| State bordered by the Mississippi and Missouri |
IOWA |
| Temporary home for Fido |
KENNEL |
| Test the purity of |
ASSAY |
| The world revolves around it |
AXIS |
| Tomato type |
ROMA |
| Toy that shoots pellets |
BBGUN |
| Vapid |
INANE |
| VP, e.g |
EXEC |
| Wedding cake figure, often |
GROOM |
| Whether or not the country is at war? |
MARTIALSTATUS |
| ___ asada |
CARNE |
| ___ planets (Jupiter, Saturn, etc.) |
OUTER |
| ___ Speedwagon |
REO |