| Less risky |
SAFER |
| Lessen, as the tide |
ABATE |
| Making perfect sense |
LOGICAL |
| Middle-of-the-table decoration |
CENTERPIECE |
| More frequently |
OFTENER |
| NBC weekend skit show, for short |
SNL |
| Nest-egg initials |
IRA |
| Occupies a chair |
SITS |
| Occupy fully, as one's attention |
ENGROSS |
| Operatic solo |
ARIA |
| Otherwise |
ELSE |
| PC key used with Alt and Delete |
CTRL |
| Person from Dallas |
TEXAN |
| Pigpen |
STY |
| Playfully evasive |
COY |
| Point at a target |
AIM |
| Pricey forks, spoons, etc |
SILVERWARE |
| Pro ice-skaters' group: Abbr |
NHL |
| Rds. that may cross avenues |
STS |
| Romantic dinner illumination |
CANDLELIGHT |
| Simplest method to do something |
EASYWAY |
| Soft metal |
TIN |
| Soft touch on the head |
PAT |
| South American country named for ''Liberator'' Simón |
BOLIVIA |
| Stare at |
OGLE |
| State south of New Jersey: Abbr |
DEL |
| Surfing equipment ridden while horizontal |
BODYBOARD |
| T. ___ (fearsome dinosaur) |
REX |
| Tabletop vessel for hand cleaning |
FINGERBOWL |
| Tex-__ cuisine |
MEX |
| Tic-tac-toe losing line |
OXO |
| Tiny amount |
WEEBIT |
| Transportation on rails |
TRAIN |
| Vehicle motors |
ENGINES |
| Very pleased |
SOGLAD |
| Vicinity |
AREA |
| Zodiac ram |
ARIES |
| __ HOOKS (sign on a crate) |
USENO |
| __-the-Pooh |
WINNIE |
