| NBA team named for its area's sparse rainfall |
PHOENIXSUNS |
| Necessitate |
ENTAIL |
| Needing rescue |
INAJAM |
| New physician |
INTERN |
| NFL team named for its nearby airports |
NEWYORKJETS |
| NHL team named for a nearby phenomenon |
COLORADOAVALANCHE |
| NHL team named for its national symbol |
TORONTOMAPLELEAFS |
| Not yet paid |
OWING |
| Notable deed |
FEAT |
| Now up |
ARISEN |
| One of the Simpsons |
LISA |
| Open-__ shoes |
TOED |
| Oral grinder |
MOLAR |
| PC corner key |
CTRL |
| Peeling potatoes, perhaps |
ONKP |
| Penalized financially |
FINED |
| Performing pairs |
DUOS |
| Performing threesome |
TRIO |
| Pipe projection |
FLANGE |
| PO delivery |
LTR |
| Poetic adverb |
EEN |
| Pointed out |
INDICATED |
| Poke fun at |
GIBE |
| Prepare to pray |
KNEEL |
| Prescriptions, informally |
MEDS |
| Prevailed over |
BEAT |
| Put into code |
ENCRYPT |
| Salsa ingredient |
TOMATO |
| Santa __ winds |
ANA |
| Schindler portrayer |
NEESON |
| Script, essentially |
LINES |
| Searched all over |
SCOURED |
| Second-tallest bird |
EMU |
| Shape of some cheeses |
WHEEL |
| Shimmer |
TWINKLE |
| Shopping considerations |
PRICES |
| Short distance |
INCH |
| Short swim |
ONELAP |
| Ski shop supplies |
WAXES |
| SLC-based church |
LDS |
| Slippery swimmers |
EELS |
| Slow-moving mollusks |
SNAILS |
| Small dog, for short |
POM |
| Some sweatshirts |
HOODIES |
| Soon-to-be alumni |
SENIORS |
| Source of strength |
SINEWS |
| Spill-catching coverings |
APRONS |
| Splashes at the beach |
WADES |
| Squirrel cousin |
CHIPMUNK |
| Steakhouse specification |
RARE |
| Stone Age discovery |
FIRE |
| Stratford-upon-__ |
AVON |
| Tablet screens: Abbr |
LCDS |
| Texter's opinion intro |
IMO |
| Those folks |
THEM |
| Timber wolves |
LOBOS |
| Tiny amt. of time |
NSEC |
| Top selections, for short |
FAVES |
| Totaled |
RANTO |
| Trickle (in) [or (out)] |
SEEP |
| Underground work site |
COALMINE |
| Unselfish one |
ALTRUIST |
| Venerable video game name |
ATARI |
| Venetian bridge |
PONTE |
| Vision-improvement acronym |
LASIK |
| Warm-hearted |
KIND |
| Window treatment |
SHADE |
| Wrap-up |
FINALE |
| Yin's counterpart |
YANG |
| __ importance (trivial) |
OFNO |
| __ stick (bouncy toy) |
POGO |
| __-garde |
AVANT |
| __.com (cell service's site) |
ATT |