| Letting up |
EASING |
| Mandela's org |
ANC |
| Metropolis |
CITY |
| Mimic |
APE |
| New York tribe |
SENECA |
| Old apple spray |
ALAR |
| Pen tip |
NIB |
| Pesky insects |
GNATS |
| Pester |
NAG |
| Petty peeve |
NIT |
| Played a part |
ACTED |
| Potpourri output |
SCENT |
| Pouch |
SAC |
| Punk-rock subgenre |
EMO |
| Radar dots |
BLIPS |
| Rio's land |
BRAZIL |
| Scored 100 on |
ACED |
| SEAL's org |
USN |
| Sentry |
GUARD |
| Set of words |
LEXICON |
| Sheryl Sandberg bestseller |
LEANIN |
| Started |
BEGAN |
| Summa cum — |
LAUDE |
| Tic- — -toe |
TAC |
| Verifiable |
TRUE |
| Very small batteries |
AAAS |
| Zesty dip |
SALSA |
| — Fail (sacred Irish stone) |
LIA |
| — sauce (spicy condiment) |
DIABLO |
| — tear (raging) |
ONA |
