| "If all ___ fails, read the directions" |
ELSE |
| "Jake's Thing" writer Kingsley |
AMIS |
| "My Friend ___" (Martin-Lewis film of '49) |
IRMA |
| "To repeat . . ." |
AGAIN |
| 1871 Chicago tragedy |
FIRE |
| A do |
PERM |
| African river or country |
NIGER |
| Assist a writer |
EDIT |
| At any time |
EVER |
| Auctioneer's alert |
GOING |
| Award for TV programming |
EMMY |
| Bacteriologist with a dish named after him |
PETRI |
| Beatty of film |
NED |
| Butter alternative |
OLEO |
| Candy bar ingredient, sometimes |
NOUGAT |
| Cartoon hunter |
ELMER |
| Casey Jones' occupation, briefly |
ENGR |
| Certain resin |
ELEMI |
| Clearly flabbergasted |
AGAPE |
| Clerical garment |
ALB |
| Coat you throw away |
RIND |
| Commit a blooper |
GOOF |
| Cries like a kitten |
MEWLS |
| Daisylike flower |
ASTER |
| Did the butterfly, e.g. |
SWAM |
| Diplomat's post |
EMBASSY |
| Disagreeable, tedious tasks |
DIRTYWORK |
| Display |
BARE |
| Don't keep the waiter waiting |
ORDER |
| Drank up |
IMBIBED |
| Eager (to go) |
RARING |
| Eastern royal (Var.) |
RAJA |
| Emit light |
LASE |
| Emulate Wiley Post |
AVIATE |
| Far from verbose |
TERSE |
| Flamingo or stork, e.g. |
WADINGBIRD |
| Floater in the Arctic Ocean |
BERG |
| Floating on water |
NATANT |
| Forbidden perfume? |
TABU |
