| Noggin |
BEAN |
| Not hidden |
OVERT |
| On the briny |
ASEA |
| One-named singer with the 2014 hit “Chandelier” |
SIA |
| Oompah instrument |
TUBA |
| Packing piece |
STYROFOAMPEANUT |
| Period after Mardi Gras |
LENT |
| Poker payment |
ANTE |
| Profs’ degrees, often |
PHDS |
| Punch in the face, in old slang |
KNUCKLESANDWICH |
| Quantity |
AMOUNT |
| Queen bee’s nourishment |
ROYALJELLY |
| Read, as a QR code |
SCAN |
| Repair |
MEND |
| Reviewer Roger |
EBERT |
| Rich skin cream |
BODYBUTTER |
| Santa ___ winds |
ANA |
| Seasonal song |
CAROL |
| Showers attention (on) |
DOTES |
| Signed, as a new deal |
INKED |
| Six-legged workers |
ANTS |
| Sleeve filler |
ARM |
| Snakelike fish |
EEL |
| Spiteful |
NASTY |
| Stallion’s counterpart |
MARE |
| Tattled |
TOLD |
| Teeth straighteners |
BRACES |
| Terrier type named for a Hebrides island |
SKYE |
| Texter’s heart, for one |
EMOJI |
| Thailand, before 1939 |
SIAM |
| Use a flimsy excuse |
COPOUT |
| Vacuum or dust |
CLEAN |
| Vessel for a couples’ cruise? |
ARK |
| Violent anger |
FURY |
| Visit to Serengeti National Park, maybe |
SAFARI |
| Weapons for vampire hunters |
STAKES |
| Wilbur Wright’s brother |
ORVILLE |
| Words on a November sticker |
IVOTED |
| YMCA pool period |
OPENSWIM |