| Frodo's companion |
SAM |
| Gendered fashion label? |
MENS |
| German for "the" |
DAS |
| Get overwhelmed, so to speak |
DROWN |
| Good bills for a vending machine |
ONES |
| Got onto the ballot |
RAN |
| If not |
ELSE |
| Indian garment worn with a choli |
SARI |
| Intermountain West tribe |
UTE |
| Laura of "Marriage Story" |
DERN |
| Legendary |
EPIC |
| Light spray |
MIST |
| Like the coolest coffee? |
ICED |
| Metaphorical opportunities |
DOORS |
| Michigan, e.g., in Chicago: Abbr |
AVE |
| Nerve |
GALL |
| Notable New Orleans necklace |
MARDIGRASBEADS |
| Nut found in turtles |
PECAN |
| Parentheticals in a play |
ASIDES |
| Perfectly clean |
SPOTLESS |
| Person who never complains |
STOIC |
| Place for a pint |
PUB |
| Poky |
SLOW |
| Pompous tyrant |
TINGOD |
| Popular chat room platform, once |
AOL |
| Prince's "Purple ___" |
RAIN |
| Question a college-bound senior might ask |
WHERESHOULDIGO |
| Savior |
HERO |
| Scholarship funders |
DONORS |
| Shawkat of "Arrested Development" |
ALIA |
| Smooth and charming |
SUAVE |
| Start of many a French bistro name |
CHEZ |
| Stew often topped with sour cream |
CHILI |
| Swarmed |
THRONGED |
| They make records |
SCRIBES |
| Those, in Toledo |
ESOS |
| Word after "back" ... or before "elbows" |
RUB |
| ___ for the ride |
ALONG |
