| Mr. Kringle |
KRIS |
| Not kidding |
SERIOUS |
| Not much |
ABIT |
| Oil cartel |
OPEC |
| One doing nothing |
IDLER |
| Palate-pleasing |
TASTY |
| Passed-down stories |
LORE |
| Peach __ (dessert) |
MELBA |
| Place for a lace |
SHOE |
| Planets, stars, etc |
CELESTIALBODIES |
| Poker prize |
POT |
| Portraitist's stand |
EASEL |
| Powered by sunlight |
SOLAR |
| Predatory marine mammal |
ORCA |
| Predictive sign |
OMEN |
| Reunion group |
CLASS |
| Rink surface |
ICE |
| Ripped apart |
TORE |
| Roomy auto |
SEDAN |
| Salary bump |
RAISE |
| Santa-like |
OBESE |
| Sea's ebb and flow |
TIDE |
| Sentry's weapon |
RIFLE |
| Set free |
RELEASE |
| Signs up again |
REENROLLS |
| Spark of inspiration |
IDEA |
| Stand up |
RISE |
| Stylish, in the '60s |
MOD |
| Tablet computer feature |
CAMERA |
| Take a break from |
SITOUT |
| Thunder sound |
CLAP |
| Tweeter's ''As I see it . . .'' |
IMO |
| UCLA student stat |
GPA |
| Woodwind instrument |
OBOE |
| Yellow ice-cream flavor |
BANANA |
| Zilch |
NADA |
| __ monster (Southwestern lizard) |
GILA |
| __ of the above (''other'' choice) |
NONE |
| __-pocus (magic word) |
HOCUS |