| Knight's protection |
SHIELD |
| Like skin that needs lotion |
ASHY |
| Like some truffles in boxes |
ASSORTED |
| Military blockade |
SIEGE |
| Muse of history |
CLIO |
| Noble rank that's also a first name |
EARL |
| Nonbinary pronoun |
THEM |
| One may fund a scholarship |
DONOR |
| Online business |
ETAIL |
| Paintings and sculptures |
ARTWORKS |
| Part of TGIF |
ITS |
| Pheasant hunter's pooch |
BIRDDOG |
| Picnic spoiler |
RAIN |
| Poetic "before long" |
ANON |
| Potential nun |
NOVICE |
| Releasing from class, or a hint to the starred answers? |
DISMISSING |
| Reputation, slangily |
CRED |
| Return one's chips |
CASHIN |
| Roof overhang |
EAVE |
| Seed type that often gets stuck in your teeth |
SESAME |
| Shape with no straight edges |
OVAL |
| Sharpen |
HONE |
| Sheepish |
OVINE |
| Something to grow out of |
PHASE |
| Spinal affliction |
STENOSIS |
| Spotted wildcat |
OCELOT |
| Stared in wonder |
GAPED |
| Swears |
AVOWS |
| Teacher's writing assignment? |
TEST |
| Told a whopper |
LIED |
| Trim, as a photo |
CROP |
| Type of type |
PICA |
| Unlike many subways, sadly |
ONTIME |
| Vexes |
GALLS |
| Water, in Quito |
AGUA |
| Word after "sketch" or "stamp" |
PAD |
| ___ Candies (California-based chain) |
SEES |
| ___-high socks |
KNEE |
