| Learning style |
ROTE |
| Lighten up |
EASE |
| Like an ant. |
OPP |
| Like Steven Wright's humor |
DRY |
| Lip |
RIM |
| Long time follower? |
NOSEE |
| Lyricist Gershwin |
IRA |
| Macho guy |
STUD |
| Making independent (from) |
WEANING |
| Marine hue |
AQUA |
| Monkees' jacket type |
NEHRU |
| More's allegorical island |
UTOPIA |
| Morsel |
SCRAP |
| Mother of Apollo |
LETO |
| Mother of Hector in the "Iliad" |
HECUBA |
| Mountain spine |
RIDGE |
| Mounted on |
ATOP |
| Narrowly defined verse |
HAIKU |
| Neil Diamond's "__ Said" |
IAMI |
| Net weight factors |
TARES |
| NFL ref's aid |
SLOMO |
| One with his name in lights? |
WATT |
| Oozing schmaltz |
MUSHY |
| Peephole feature, often |
LENS |
| Pest control brand |
DCON |
| Postnatal bed |
CRIB |
| Prayer start |
OGOD |
| Pulitzer winner Walker |
ALICE |
| Pun, usually |
GROANER |
| Remain calm |
STAYCOOL |
| Riveted |
AGAZE |
| Sadly |
ALAS |
| Same: Pref. |
EQUI |
| Sch. campus unit |
BLDG |
| Secretary of State under Reagan |
SHULTZ |
| Seize by force |
USURP |
| Show over |
RERUN |
| Singing hindrance |
TINEAR |
| Sly Foxx |
REDD |
| Small batteries |
AAAS |
| Smug sort |
SMARTIE |
| Something blown before a fight? |
FUSE |
| Southeast Asian island metropolis |
TAIPEI |
| Stream blocker |
WEIR |
| Stretches on the road |
LIMOS |
| Succeed in |
WINAT |
| Sushi bar drink |
SAKE |
| Sweeping matter |
SOOT |
| The American one is in the thrush family |
ROBIN |
| The sun, e.g. |
GSTAR |
| They're raised at bars |
SHOTS |
| This weekend's fridge contents, probably, and what's missing from five long puzzle answers? |
THANKSGIVINGLEFTOVERS |
| Thursday condiment |
HOMEMADECRANBERRYSAUC |
| Thursday dessert |
PUMPKINPECANPIEALAMOD |
| Thursday meat |
TURKEYWINGSANDDRUMSTI |
| Thursday veggie |
MASHEDPOTATOESWITHGRA |
| Thursday veggie |
CANDIEDYAMSWITHMARSHM |
| Tilt skywards |
TIPUP |
| Toasted |
SALUTED |
| Took up (with) |
SIDED |
| Trout fishing gear |
FLYRODS |
| Try |
STAB |
| Ultimate |
NTH |
| Via, old-style |
THRO |
| Vise feature |
JAW |
| Waffle topper |
SYRUP |
| __ Office |
OVAL |
| __-garou: werewolf |
LOUP |
| __-relief |
BAS |
