| Large African desert |
SAHARA |
| Leak slowly |
SEEP |
| Long-lasting hairdos, for short |
PERMS |
| Mail-drop opening |
SLOT |
| Main point |
GIST |
| Minor earthquake |
TREMOR |
| Neighborhood |
AREA |
| Not diluted |
PURE |
| Oceans' rises and falls |
TIDES |
| Oil-and-vinegar salad topping |
ITALIANDRESSING |
| Omit from consideration |
SKIP |
| Pea container |
POD |
| Peculiar |
ODD |
| Person downloading apps |
USER |
| Pink flower symbol of Mississippi |
MAGNOLIA |
| Quaint lodgings |
INNS |
| Remove, as a tree branch |
SAWOFF |
| Rolled into a coil |
WOUND |
| Rung of a ladder |
STEP |
| Self-defense spray |
MACE |
| Sergeant's ''Stop!'' |
HALT |
| Silent street performer |
MIME |
| Small boy |
LAD |
| Soup-making vessels |
POTS |
| Source of bath bubbles |
SOAP |
| Stared at |
OGLED |
| States something as fact |
SAYSSO |
| Stinging insect |
WASP |
| Strong affection |
LOVE |
| Stubborn beast |
ASS |
| Sword handles |
HILTS |
| Thin cut in an envelope |
SLIT |
| To no __ (useless) |
AVAIL |
| Tortilla chip |
NACHO |
| Typeface |
FONT |
| Wildly excited |
AGOG |
| Wilted, as lettuce |
LIMP |
| __ now and then (occasionally) |
EVERY |
