| 'As ___ saying . . .' |
IWAS |
| 'Fire' or 'water' gems |
OPALS |
| 'If u ask me . . .' |
IMO |
| 'Isn't that strange?' |
WEIRDHUH |
| 'It's siesta time for me' |
IMSLEEPY |
| 'Once ___ a time . . .' |
UPON |
| 'Thanks, I really ___ to hear that' |
NEEDED |
| 'Why ___ not surprised?' |
AMI |
| 'Without further ___ . . .' |
ADO |
| '___ at the Table' (Solange record) |
ASEAT |
| 11,000-year-old sculpture depicting an embrace |
AINSAKHRILOVERS |
| Actor with just a few lines |
BITPLAYER |
| Allow to enter |
LETIN |
| Appear to be |
SEEM |
| Awards nod, for short |
NOM |
| Be very affectionate |
DOTE |
| Board game with hex tiles and resource cards |
CATAN |
| Bridge charges |
TOLLS |
| Burj Khalifa's city |
DUBAI |
| Change for a five |
ONES |
| Christmas drink |
EGGNOG |
| City Hall leader |
MAYOR |
| Cleveland baller, for short |
CAV |
| Colorado people |
UTE |
| Comic book installment |
ISSUE |
| Deeply mysterious |
ENIGMATIC |
| Devoured |
EATEN |
| End of a state 50-Down |
GOV |
| Feast with haupia and poi |
LUAU |
| Film spools |
REELS |
| Garment with cups |
BRA |
| Get away from |
EVADE |
| Grammatically analyze |
PARSE |
| Group of three |
TRIAD |
| Having a positive altitude |
ABOVESEALEVEL |
| Hibernation homes |
DENS |
| Hiking trail, for example |
PATH |
| Lead-in to 'balm' or 'liner' |
LIP |
| Long sandwich |
SUB |
