| Heron’s habitat |
BAYOU |
| Italian wine center |
ASTI |
| Less verbose |
TERSER |
| Like Syria, for the last decade |
WARTORN |
| Little dog, for short |
POM |
| Loose talk? |
SLANG |
| Mandela’s mother tongue |
XHOSA |
| Mandlikova of tennis |
HANA |
| Models of might |
OAKS |
| Morgue, for one |
RUE |
| Multiunit tablet purchase at Staples? |
PADPACK |
| NBA Rookie of the Year for 1992-93 |
ONEAL |
| Nondefensive military tactic |
FIRSTSTRIKE |
| Nothing, to Nero |
NIHIL |
| Nutritional nos |
RDAS |
| Old-fashioned |
MOSSY |
| Oldest university in the English-speaking world |
OXFORD |
| Praline bit |
PECAN |
| Preparation for kissing a duke? |
PEERPUCKER |
| Pro’s shooter |
SLR |
| Radiant glow |
AURA |
| Ranch dressing? |
CHAPS |
| RBI record holder, with 2,297 |
AARON |
| Rook, e.g |
CROW |
| Sauron’s minions |
ORCS |
| Sleek, for short |
AERO |
| Small hole in a canoeist’s implement? |
PADDLEPORE |
| Speak-easy suppliers |
BOOTLEGGERS |
| Strong adhesive |
EPOXY |
| Sugar suffix |
OSE |
| The Amish, e.g |
SECT |
| They have stable homes |
HORSES |
| Took a sponge to |
WIPED |
| Tribute in lines |
ODE |
| Vein fill |
ORE |
| What you might need to clean up after Fido or Kitty? |
PETPAIL |
| Williams title start |
CATON |
| Young hooter |
OWLET |
| Zener cards test it |
ESP |
