| Irene of 'Fame' |
CARA |
| Kremlin setting |
MOSCOW |
| La-la lead-in |
OOH |
| Lincoln nickname |
ABE |
| List-ending abbr |
ETAL |
| Melancholy |
SAD |
| Mentor, of a sort |
LIFECOACH |
| Motorist's org |
AAA |
| Mouse chaser |
CAT |
| Narc's measure |
KILO |
| Nepal's neighbor |
TIBET |
| Ovid's 53 |
LIII |
| Pampering, for short |
TLC |
| Pint-sized |
WEE |
| Poetic tribute |
ODE |
| Prophets |
SEERS |
| Resort in Lombardy |
LAKECOMO |
| Roman censor |
CATO |
| Roughly |
ORSO |
| Rule, for short |
REG |
| Rum cake |
BABA |
| Saintly ring |
HALO |
| Shrek, for one |
OGRE |
| Snooze |
NAP |
| Soother |
BALM |
| Source |
ROOT |
| Sportage maker |
KIA |
| Supreme Court workers |
LAWCLERKS |
| Visits briefly |
STOPSIN |
| Wee songbird |
WREN |
| Yuletide tune |
NOEL |
| — Angeles |
LOS |
| — the Great (kid-lit detective) |
NATE |