| Great ball of fire |
SUN |
| Hodgepodge |
HASH |
| In perfect condition |
MINT |
| Invest with authority |
EMPOWER |
| Kitchen cleaner |
WETRAG |
| Laver contemporary |
ASHE |
| Metallic Olympics equipment |
EPEE |
| MGM mascot |
LEO |
| More efficient |
LEANER |
| Nile dam city |
ASWAN |
| On a lucky streak |
HOT |
| Palo Alto automaker |
TESLA |
| Prefix in seismology |
EPI |
| Ready (for) |
RIPE |
| Recent transportation secretary |
CHAO |
| Roadhouse |
INN |
| Rocky pinnacles |
TORS |
| School SE of Duke |
NCSTATE |
| Screen message you'd rather not see |
GAMEOVER |
| Sink accessory |
STOPPER |
| Six-time Best Actress Oscar nominee (1976-2001) |
SPACEK |
| Sticks in an arsenal |
TNT |
| Stone-in-water sound |
PLOP |
| String quartet member |
VIOLA |
| Table neighbor of carbon |
BORON |
| Tex-Mex turnover |
EMPANADA |
| Thimbleful |
SIP |
| Throw out there |
PROPOSE |
| Upgrade, perhaps |
REDO |
| US auditing agency |
GAO |
| Well-versed |
ADEPT |
| Went first |
LED |
| What fills some cookies |
FIGS |
| Why to buy a painting: To __ [Sep.-Dec.] |
HANGITONTHEWALL |
| Why to get rich: To __ [Mar.-Jun.] |
LIVELIKEAKING |
| Why to get the tweezers: To __ [Dec.-Mar.] |
REMOVEASPLINTER |
| Why to visit gmc.com: To __ [Jun.-Sep.] |
LOOKATAHUMMER |
