| French for "a" |
UNE |
| From Dubai, say |
EMIRATI |
| Golden Rule word |
UNTO |
| Greek goddess of marriage |
HERA |
| Hackneyed |
TRITE |
| Hawk's claw |
TALON |
| Headphone cord frustration |
KNOT |
| Instrument that's plucked, for short |
UKE |
| Letter with two gradual twists |
ESS |
| Letter with two sharp twists |
ZEE |
| Like an alley |
NARROW |
| Lucy's friend on "I Love Lucy" |
ETHEL |
| Lustrous |
SATINY |
| Man of La Mancha |
SENOR |
| Memory failures |
LAPSES |
| Needy cat's sound |
MEOW |
| Not just "a" |
THE |
| On the rise |
GROWING |
| One may make a dog howl |
SIREN |
| Opposite of pro- |
ANTI |
| Posthumous notice, briefly |
OBIT |
| Psychological toughness |
GRIT |
| Reaper's tool |
SCYTHE |
| Sarcastic laugh syllable |
HAR |
| Silly |
ASININE |
| Singer born Eithne Padraigin Ni Bhraonain |
ENYA |
| Sky blue |
AZURE |
| Sleep aid brand |
AMBIEN |
| Timely blessing |
BOON |
| To ___ it may concern |
WHOM |
| Tom-tom or bongo |
DRUM |
| Try, as a case |
HEAR |
| Undergarment with straps, for short |
CAMI |
| Vietnamese holiday |
TET |
| What precedes "the night before Christmas" |
TWAS |
| What quick bread lacks |
YEAST |
| Word after "test" or "toothpaste" |
TUBE |
| Wrinkly fruit |
UGLI |