| Japanese canine |
AKITA |
| Jazz band regulars |
SAXES |
| Koran's first proper name |
ALLAH |
| Last word of Handel's ''Messiah'' |
AMEN |
| Latter-day ''Huh?'' |
WHATTHEWHAT |
| Little guy |
TYKE |
| Loosens up |
EASES |
| Love poems, e.g |
ODES |
| Make straight |
EVEN |
| Making things happen |
PROACTIVE |
| Metaphor for glory |
BLAZE |
| Mythical archer |
EROS |
| Nile-region reptiles |
ASPS |
| Nonstandard ''Anyway . . .'' |
WELP |
| Philippines neighbor |
PALAU |
| Play Store selection |
APP |
| Practice jabbing |
SPAR |
| Prepare a jack-o'-lantern |
CARVE |
| Receive from a deck |
DRAW |
| Rubbery material |
LATEX |
| Sam of ''Jurassic Park'' |
NEILL |
| School northwest of Harrisburg |
PENNSTATE |
| Scintilla |
IOTA |
| Shot in the dark |
STAB |
| Soil scrapers |
HOES |
| Sonar sound |
PING |
| Speaker's preparation |
SLIDESHOW |
| Spun product |
WEB |
| Standard of perfection |
IDEAL |
| Typing stat |
WPM |
| UK peer title |
RTHON |
| Unapt anagram of ''A SONY'' |
SANYO |
| Urgent request |
PLEA |
| VCR button |
REWIND |
| Verne's underwater voyager |
NEMO |
| Where tweets originate |
NEST |
| Without zip |
BLAH |
| __ Tzu |
SHIH |