| 'Clockers' director, 1995 |
SPIKELEE |
| 'Nanny and the Professor' family from 1970's TV |
EVERETTS |
| 'The Virginian' writer |
WISTER |
| 'You've Really Got a Hold on Me' singers |
THEMIRACLES |
| 1956 U.S. figure skating gold medalist ___ Albright |
TENLEY |
| 2001 French film comedy or its heroine |
AMELIE |
| Amino acid in many proteins |
SERINE |
| Another shooting |
RETAKE |
| Asking for a hand |
PROPOSAL |
| Beaux-___ (people with lively minds) |
ESPRITS |
| Black cats, supposedly |
ILLOMENS |
| Blush |
ROSEWINE |
| Boondocks |
STICKS |
| Century in politics |
SENATORS |
| Chocolate candy brand |
RIESEN |
| Choke |
STIFLE |
| Comment before 'Ha, ha' |
IGETIT |
| Dangerous assailant |
KNIFER |
| Dovetailed |
TENONED |
| Feral |
TAMELESS |
| Gets under someone's skin? |
OPERATES |
| Give more stars to, maybe |
RERATE |
| Gradually corrode |
GNAWAT |
| Humorist ___ Burgess of 'purple cow' fame |
GELETT |
| It may cover dark circles |
EYECREAM |
| Kind of station |
AMTRAK |
| Kiwi, e.g. |
RATITE |