| Like a dire situation |
DOORDIE |
| Lousy reviews |
PANS |
| Love to pieces |
ADORE |
| Michelle Obama and Laura Bush |
FIRSTLADIES |
| Mo. when fall starts |
SEP |
| Mt. McKinley's is 20,320 ft. |
ELEV |
| Of greatest age |
ELDEST |
| On a grand scale |
EPIC |
| Opposite of 'out' in baseball |
SAFE |
| Oppressive regime |
POLICESTATE |
| Oral history |
LORE |
| Plural of 'la' and 'le' |
LES |
| Poi source |
TARO |
| Pontificate |
ORATE |
| Proofreader's 'reinstate' mark |
STET |
| Put the pedal to the metal |
FLOORIT |
| Rank above maj. |
COL |
| Ripped |
TORN |
| Run off to a judge in Vegas, say |
ELOPE |
| Sicilian spewer |
ETNA |
| Singer Yoko |
ONO |
| Somersault |
FLIP |
| Somme summer |
ETE |
| Speak sharply to |
SNAPAT |
| Spray used on rioters |
MACE |
| Sticker |
PRICETAG |
| Submarine sandwich |
HERO |
| Sugar suffix |
OSE |
| Table scraps |
ORTS |
| Taste |
SAPOR |
| Tendon |
SINEW |
| Tenet of chivalry |
LADIESFIRST |
| The Beach Boys' '___ John B' |
SLOOP |
| Tighten the writin'? |
EDIT |
| U.R.L. ending that's not 'com' or 'gov' |
ORG |
| Unexpected win |
UPSET |
| West Pointer |
CADET |
| ___ Canal, waterway through Schenectady |
ERIE |
| ___ Major |
URSA |