| Maiden name indicator |
NEE |
| Middle East Gulf |
ADEN |
| Misspeaks, e.g. |
ERRS |
| Much of Mississippi? |
ESSES |
| Myrna of old movies |
LOY |
| Nittany Lions sch. |
PSU |
| North Dakota city |
FARGO |
| Old name of Japan's capital |
EDO |
| Ollie's partner in slapstick |
STAN |
| Owl, by nature |
HOOTER |
| Pan Am rival, once |
TWA |
| Part of a shoelace knot |
LOOP |
| Per ___ (for each person) |
CAPITA |
| Performer "trapped" in a box |
MIME |
| Private eye, slangily |
TEC |
| Red sign's word |
STOP |
| Robinson or Doubtfire |
MRS |
| Scratch-off game, e.g. |
LOTTERY |
| Sean Penn movie |
IAMSAM |
| Shabby, as a motel |
SEEDY |
| Small drum accompanying a fife |
TABOR |
| Something just waiting to go off |
TIMEBOMB |
| Sound of a perfect basketball shot |
SWISH |
| Stems' opposites |
STERNS |
| Storage room |
ATTIC |
| Tax-deferred savings plan |
IRA |
| Traveled by horseback or bus |
RODE |
| TV, compared to a movie theater |
SMALLSCREEN |
| Uses a coffee mill |
GRINDS |
| Wagering site in NYC |
OTB |
| Way out sign |
EXIT |
| What mechanics do |
REPAIR |
| Williams the baseball legend |
TED |
| Wine suggestion |
RED |
| Work too hard |
TOIL |
| Wrestling maneuver |
HAMMERLOCK |
| ___ back (relaxed) |
LAID |
| ___-dieu (kneeling bench) |
PRIE |