| Kirkuk resident |
IRAQI |
| Last U.S. president to have facial hair |
TAFT |
| Longtime morning TV co-host |
KATHIELEE |
| Malicious 'gift' |
TROJANHORSE |
| Mapo ___ (traditional Sichuan dish) |
TOFU |
| Matches at a table |
SEES |
| Mini production company |
BMW |
| Not falling for |
ONTO |
| Offer one's two cents |
OPINE |
| Official gemstone of Utah and Texas |
TOPAZ |
| One team in an intramural match |
SKINS |
| Outfits |
TOGS |
| Post ___ analysis |
HOC |
| Postponed |
ONICE |
| Quantity that sounds like an expression of relief |
FEW |
| Reaction to someone tapping a microphone, maybe |
HUSH |
| Rears |
TUSHES |
| Reasonable |
SANE |
| Seaport whose name derives from the Arabic for 'obstacle' |
AQABA |
| Sharp mind, so to speak |
STEELTRAP |
| Small game, often |
PREY |
| Smartphone capability, for short |
GPS |
| Soiree, say |
GALA |
| Something one can't stand to do |
SIT |
| Spanish chess piece |
REY |
| Start working, perhaps |
PUNCHIN |
| Sticking point |
PRONG |
| Sweeping, say |
CHORE |
| Tabasco, for one |
STATE |
| The 'Z' in 'XYZ' |
ZIPPER |
| The Big Aristotle of the N.B.A |
SHAQ |
| They joined the Big Ten in '14 |
TERPS |
| Tiny fraction of a min |
PSEC |
| Wild-goose chase |
SNIPEHUNT |
| Yappy lap dogs, for short |
POMS |
| Yellow-striped ball |
NINE |