| "As I was saying ..." |
ANYWAY |
| "Gulliver's Travels" brutes |
YAHOOS |
| "In 25 words or ___ ..." |
LESS |
| "Tarzan" star Ron |
ELY |
| "The Divine Comedy" river |
LETHE |
| "The Good Apprentice" author Murdoch |
IRIS |
| 180 degrees from WSW |
ENE |
| Abates |
EBBS |
| Act greedily, in a way |
GRAB |
| Act like a hot dog |
PANT |
| African wading bird |
IBIS |
| Alternative to "return" on a keyboard |
ENTER |
| Antiquated person |
FOSSIL |
| Arctic seabirds |
SKUAS |
| Atlantic City edifices |
HOTELS |
| Audible dance |
TAP |
| Beached, as a ship |
AGROUND |
| Camera's eye |
LENS |
| Cantina appetizer |
TAPA |
| Central feature |
CRUX |
| Certain annual gift |
BIRTHDAYPRESENT |
| Cling |
COHERE |
| Common start to a book title |
THE |
| Cotton sheets |
BATTS |
| Cousin of a mandolin, briefly |
UKE |
| Crown prince, e.g. |
HEIR |
| Cut down a bloated budget |
PARE |
| Darer's phrase |
DOIT |
| Dissent in Dumfries |
NAE |
| Do flattener |
HAT |
| Econ. yardstick |
GNP |
| Exorbitant prices, essentially |
RIPOFFS |
| Having problems letting go |
LIVINGINTHEPAST |
| Impact noise |
THWACK |
| In the way of |
ALA |
| Island near Maui |
LANAI |
| Isolate, in a way |
ENISLE |
| It's heard from a herd |
MOOS |
| It's no no-brainer |
ENIGMA |