| "Are not" retort |
AMSO |
| "Before we start, I need some caffeine" ... or a theme hint |
BUTFIRSTCOFFEE |
| "Darkness on the Edge of ___" (Springsteen album) |
TOWN |
| "Fame" singer Cara |
IRENE |
| "It looks good to me!" |
ILIKETHAT |
| "Respect" singer Franklin |
ARETHA |
| "___ yourself!" ("Hold on to your hat!") |
BRACE |
| All excited |
AGOG |
| Anoushka Shankar's instrument |
SITAR |
| Arctic or Atlantic |
OCEAN |
| Arizona tribe |
HOPI |
| Asian pan |
WOK |
| Bank acct. insurer |
FDIC |
| Battalion's home |
BASE |
| Bit of goofing around |
ANTIC |
| Boo |
BAE |
| Cabbage family member |
KALE |
| Campbell's containers |
CANS |
| Certain coder |
JAVAPROGRAMMER |
| Choosy ones in a peanut butter ad |
MOMS |
| Clean with water |
WASH |
| Clumsy fella |
OAF |
| Cocktail whose glass often has a salted rim, briefly |
MARG |
| Cons |
GRIFTS |
| Deborah of "From Here to Eternity" |
KERR |
| Electric or gas appliance |
STOVE |
| Fly ball catcher |
MITT |
| Folded Hands symbol, e.g |
EMOJI |
| Gear tooth |
COG |
| Golden Fleece ship |
ARGO |
| Hairstyle after a makeover |
NEWDO |
| Has the stage |
ISON |
| Hideouts |
LAIRS |
| Hour after midnight |
ONEAM |
| Ikea bookcase |
BILLY |
| In a ___ (very soon) |
JIFF |
| In an underhanded way |
DEVIOUSLY |
