| Like bad excuses |
LAME |
| Make blank |
ERASE |
| Near the ground |
LOW |
| New England house type |
SALTBOX |
| Nimble |
AGILE |
| Not tight |
LOOSE |
| Paris river |
SEINE |
| Penny prez |
ABE |
| Places of toil, figuratively |
SALTMINES |
| Race finish |
TAPE |
| Rage |
IRE |
| Ripped |
TORE |
| Safari sight |
LION |
| Signs of things to come |
OMENS |
| Silent approval |
NOD |
| Sitarist Shankar |
RAVI |
| Smell |
ODOR |
| Soup cracker |
SALTINE |
| Steer clear of |
ELUDE |
| Surprise hits |
SLEEPERS |
| Title paper |
DEED |
| Total |
SUM |
| Undiluted |
PURE |
| What's more |
AND |
| Whimpers |
MEWLS |
| Zodiac cat |
LEO |