| Longing feeling |
ACHE |
| Lowers oneself at a beach party |
LIMBOS |
| Main event preceders |
PRELIMS |
| Mischievous |
IMPISH |
| Money depicting Mao |
YUAN |
| Musical skill, these days |
CHOPS |
| Notable stretch |
ERA |
| Nothing at all |
ZIP |
| Octopus ''arsenal'' |
INKSAC |
| Out of control |
HAYWIRE |
| Parisian pronoun |
MON |
| Put to the test |
ASSAY |
| Quirk |
TIC |
| Rachael Ray sautéing staple |
EVOO |
| Retro shout of support |
RAH |
| Rossini opera hero |
TELL |
| Scopes of activity |
AMBITS |
| Some subset of |
ANY |
| Southeast Asian metropolis |
MANILA |
| Speaker introducers |
MCS |
| Sports site |
ARENA |
| Text of approval |
LOL |
| Thatcher, vis-à-vis Oxford |
ALUMNA |
| Treat on toast |
BLT |
| Two on the equator |
KIRIBATISOMALIA |
| Two on the equator |
BRAZILCOLOMBIA |
| Two on the equator |
INDONESIAKENYA |
| Two on the equator |
GABONUGANDA |
| Two on the equator |
MALDIVESECUADOR |
| Unlike vests |
SLEEVED |
| Urban district |
WARD |
| Where interns may work |
ORS |
| Worst possible attendance |
NOONE |
| Written reminder |
MEMO |
| [That's shocking!] |
GASP |
| __ America (basic cable network) |
BBC |