| Mini-___ (small stores) |
MARTS |
| Moody music genre |
EMO |
| Most favorably |
ATBEST |
| Most narcissistic |
VAINEST |
| Most optimistic |
ROSIEST |
| Muscles below pecs |
ABS |
| Nonverbal communication, for short? |
ESP |
| Novelist Hoag |
TAMI |
| Omelet ingredient |
EGG |
| One may rate an app |
USER |
| Online birthday greeting |
ECARD |
| Patron of dermatologists? |
STITCHES |
| Patron of people writing with quill pens? |
STINKPOT |
| Patron of plane traffic controllers? |
STAIRWAY |
| Patron of stone bridge builders? |
STARCHES |
| Pellets that are shot |
BBS |
| Pitcher's aim? |
NOHITTER |
| Pittsburgh-to-Baltimore dir |
ESE |
| Popcorn accompaniment, often |
SODA |
| Prescribed amounts |
DOSES |
| Reggae relative |
SKA |
| Scary sound |
BOO |
| Silent assent |
NOD |
| Slide down the slopes |
SKI |
| Stale |
OLD |
| Tennis star Marin whose surname is a palindrome |
CILIC |
| Texter's signoff |
TTYL |
| They're saved on cellphones: Abbr |
NOS |
| Those opposed |
ANTIS |
| Totally fine |
AOK |
| Trojans of the NCAA |
USC |
| Unkind |
MEAN |
| Visitors from afar, briefly |
ETS |
| Wards off |
DETERS |
| West German capital, once [#UniversalXwordPride] |
BONN |
| What fills a sleeve |
ARM |
| Wicked, as instincts |
BASE |
| Win-win |
NOLOSE |
| Yearning (for) |
PINING |
| Yoga accessory |
MAT |