| Objective |
AIM |
| Origami need |
PAPER |
| Pesto herb |
BASIL |
| Powerful people |
INS |
| Relaxing retreat |
SPA |
| Resort city of California |
PALMSPRINGS |
| Rink material |
ICE |
| Sandwich meat |
HAM |
| Sings like Ella Fitzgerald |
SCATS |
| Smooth-talking sorts |
COAXERS |
| Stands up to |
RESISTS |
| Stubborn animal |
MULE |
| Take in |
SEE |
| Top-notch |
AONE |
| Tussle |
SCRAP |
| Urban oasis |
PARK |
| Uses a needle |
SEWS |
| Valentine's Day flowers |
ROSES |
| Velocity |
SPEED |
| Vigilant |
ALERT |
| Want badly |
CRAVE |
| Wasn't thrifty |
SPENT |
| Woodsman's tool |
AXE |
| Work of fiction |
NOVEL |
| — loss (confused) |
ATA |
