| Hot ___ balloon |
AIR |
| Je ne sais ___ |
QUOI |
| Like a housecat but not a wildcat |
TAME |
| Location |
PLACE |
| Mariah . . . the Elusive Chanteuse |
CAREY |
| Night before a special day |
EVE |
| No longer stylish |
OUT |
| Party before a big game |
TAILGATE |
| Performance with two singers |
DUET |
| Periods of time |
ERAS |
| Person who writes gossipy articles |
TABLOIDREPORTER |
| Personal hero |
IDOL |
| Place to get cash |
ATM |
| Placeholding letters in a schedule |
TBA |
| Polite address common in the South |
SIR |
| Polite address common in the South |
MAAM |
| Programming tool whose logo features a crescent moon |
ECLIPSE |
| Pudding recipe instruction |
STIR |
| Record label Top ___ Entertainment |
DAWG |
| Satisfies |
SATES |
| Saunter |
AMBLE |
| Shape of an ice rink |
OVAL |
| Shopping cart unit |
ITEM |
| Sichuan bean curd dish |
MAPOTOFU |
| Site of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 |
IRAN |
| Small bird that hoots |
OWLET |
| Smoke shop purchases |
BONGS |
| Staff assistant |
AIDE |
| The p in mph |
PER |
| Trait of easy-to-follow directions |
CLARITY |
| Urgent |
DIRE |
| Visually perceive |
SEE |
| Weather that may cancel a picnic |
RAIN |
| Wi-Fi device |
MODEM |
| Wicked |
SINFUL |
| Zodiac sign symbolized by scales |
LIBRA |
| ___ mater |
ALMA |
| ___-di-dah |
LAH |
