| Hard to clean |
GRIMY |
| Hardly well |
RARE |
| Hathaway of "The Intern" |
ANNE |
| Heartache |
GRIEF |
| Houston WNBA team until 2008 |
COMETS |
| Inexact fig |
EST |
| iPhone platform |
IOS |
| Kind of oil used in hummus |
SESAME |
| Mexican resort, familiarly |
CABO |
| Milky birthstone |
OPAL |
| Mimic |
APE |
| Min. fraction |
SEC |
| MLB Triple Crown category |
RBIS |
| Mongolian desert |
GOBI |
| Olympics chant |
USA |
| One floating down a river or speeding down a snowy slope |
TUBER |
| Over the hill |
OLD |
| Puerto __ |
RICO |
| Rice paddy plow team |
OXEN |
| Say no to |
NIX |
| Short way to go? |
RTE |
| Shot in the dark |
GUESS |
| Shows disapproval, in a way |
HISSES |
| Slender |
THIN |
| Soft French cheese |
BRIE |
| Soft palate projection |
UVULA |
| Stepped |
TROD |
| Stitch up |
MEND |
| Sure to fail |
HOPELESS |
| Tax advice for slugger Aaron Judge? |
WRITEOFFTHEBAT |
| The other side |
THEM |
| Turkish title of honor |
AGHA |
| U.S. citizen |
AMER |
| Unreturned serve |
ACE |
| Warmhearted |
TENDER |
| Westminster spot for art lovers |
TATE |
| Woman who says "Play it, Sam" in "Casablanca" |
ILSA |
| Yelps of pain |
OWS |
| __ of thumb |
RULE |