| Letter before tau |
SIGMA |
| Like wetlands |
MARSHY |
| Low-humidity |
ARID |
| Mafia enforcer, e.g |
THUG |
| Make headway |
GAIN |
| Mattress brand |
SERTA |
| Menial laborer |
PEON |
| Midsection of the body |
TORSO |
| Mississippi port city with an Air Force base |
BILOXI |
| Move suddenly and unsteadily |
LURCH |
| Movie clip where the grips, boom operator and gaffer all appear? |
CREWCUT |
| Movie munchkin, maybe? |
ALITTLEEXTRA |
| One of the 40 in 'the back 40' |
ACRE |
| Opposed |
ANTI |
| Optimist's perspective |
BRIGHTSIDE |
| Part of a drum kit |
HIHAT |
| Party item that has a tap |
KEG |
| Plant with fronds |
FERN |
| Put in handcuffs |
ARREST |
| Redo of a movie scene? |
DOUBLETAKE |
| Rodent control brand |
DCON |
| Sharply punched |
JABBED |
| Small amount of cream |
DAB |
| Sounds at a nursery viewing window |
AWS |
| Speedster Bolt |
USAIN |
| Style of skirt that reaches just below the knees |
MIDI |
| Suitable for moviemaking? |
WORTHASHOT |
| Tasseled hat |
FEZ |
| Ump's call for a batted ball |
FAIR |
| Ump's call for a batter |
OUT |
| Understand |
GET |
| W.B.A. result, in brief |
TKO |
| What Tarzan swings on |
VINE |
| What to do after you breathe in |
EXHALE |
| White stuff on a blackboard |
CHALK |
| ___ Picture (Oscars category) |
BEST |
| ___ Taylor (clothing chain) |
ANN |
| ___-Town (the Windy City) |
CHI |
| ___Check (T.S.A. convenience) |
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