| Horse in battle |
STEED |
| Informal refusal |
NOPE |
| Initial poker payment |
ANTE |
| Inspirational slogans |
MOTTOS |
| Jump heavily (on) |
STOMP |
| Laze around |
LOLL |
| Locomotive sound |
CHUG |
| Magazine executives: Abbr |
EDS |
| Music with singing sopranos |
OPERA |
| Nickname for Ireland |
ERIN |
| Nile snake |
ASP |
| One of the Great Lakes |
ERIE |
| Out of bed |
ASTIR |
| Plow-pulling bovines |
OXEN |
| Rail-riding wanderer |
HOBO |
| Rant and __ (show anger) |
RAVE |
| Remove creases from |
IRON |
| Rung of a ladder |
STEP |
| Scoundrel |
LOUSE |
| Send off payment |
REMIT |
| Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the __'' |
SHREW |
| Shorthand expert |
STENO |
| Single-minded expert |
NERD |
| Smartphone program, for short |
APP |
| Soak up like a sponge |
ABSORB |
| Sound of a leaky faucet |
DRIP |
| State of nervousness |
ANGST |
| Tilt to one side |
LEAN |
| Twangy-voiced |
NASAL |
| Underneath |
BELOW |
| Walk inside |
ENTER |
| Weasel-like animal |
SABLE |
| Well-mannered guy |
GENT |
| Wicked |
EVIL |
| __ Grey tea |
EARL |
| __ of measure (gallon or mile) |
UNIT |
| __ out (unsubscribes) |
OPTS |
| __-browned potatoes |
HASH |
| __-friendly software |
USER |
