| Modernizes the equipment of |
REFITS |
| Nibble (on) |
GNAW |
| Nocturnal bird known for its distinct calls, informally |
WHO |
| Nonsense, to Brits |
TOSH |
| Offensive line in football, say? |
TRASHTALK |
| One crying 'Help!'? |
BEATLE |
| Org. for Sandra Bullock in 'Miss Congeniality' |
FBI |
| Overdraft fees, e.g |
BANKCHARGES |
| Parroted |
APED |
| Part of a day care schedule |
NAP |
| Pep |
OOMPH |
| Princess of Power, in the comics |
SHERA |
| Real so-and-so |
ASS |
| Reality show fodder |
FEUD |
| Recipient of a 2008 govt. bailout |
AIG |
| Respond to |
ACTON |
| Responded to 'Speak!' |
ARFED |
| Response to a repeat introduction |
WEMET |
| Responses prompted by an officiant |
IDOS |
| Run for it! |
OFFICE |
| Savory quality |
UMAMI |
| Sch. with the mascot Sparky the Sun Devil |
ASU |
| Scraping (by) |
EKING |
| Secret lairs |
HIGH |
| Shawarma wraps |
PITAS |
| Shoppe descriptor |
OLDE |
| Show shot in Studio 8H, for short |
SNL |
| Side by side, maybe? |
AREA |
| Sidewalk snogging, e.g., for short |
PDA |
| Skin marks |
POCKS |
| Slippery stuff |
LUBE |
| Some essays |
OPEDS |
| Some outdoor seats |
LAUNCH |
| Some roofing material |
TAR |
| Something picked in an argument |
NIT |
| Something that closes quickly |
FLOP |
| Something to pray on |
RUG |
| Sorry |
SAD |
| Sped |
RACED |
| Stack up |
RATE |
| Steamed food items eaten with the hands |
TAMALES |
| Style that flares out from the waist |
ALINE |
| Substance banned for agricultural use in 1972, for short |
DDT |
| Suffer an embarrassing loss |
EATIT |
| Swelling |
BULGE |
| Tear things |
DUCTS |
| Things revealing basic truths? |
PHTESTS |
| Tied up |
LACED |
| Took a breather |
PAUSED |
| Tugboat jobs |
TOWS |
| U.S. Davis Cup player for 10 years |
ASHE |
| Up there, so to speak |
AGED |
| Wee, in one spelling |
TEENIE |
| What an errant red sock may do in a load of whites |
BLEED |
| Zakat, in Islam |
ALMS |
| ___ guide |
USERS |
| ___ Lingus |
AER |
| ___ Moshfegh, author of the 2015 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award-winning novel 'Eileen' |
OTTESSA |
| ___ nous |
ENTRE |
| ___ Penn, actor who held a post in the Obama White House |
KAL |
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OAK |
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BRUTES |
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MITT |
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TOWEL |
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HEIRS |
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EARL |
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DOUBTS |
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WARTS |