| Lauder of cosmetics |
ESTEE |
| Militaristic city-state of antiquity |
SPARTA |
| Mortgage deal, for short |
REFI |
| Most tidy |
NEATEST |
| Nilla cookie |
WAFER |
| Obfuscate, as a message |
ENCODE |
| Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film |
ARGO |
| Plastic Clue weapon |
ROPE |
| Poisonous atmosphere |
MIASMA |
| Prophets |
ORACLES |
| Pumpernickel ingredient |
RYE |
| Real surname of Dr. Seuss |
GEISEL |
| Sail support |
MAST |
| Shohei of baseball |
OHTANI |
| State where Pete Buttigieg was born |
INDIANA |
| Stately trees |
ELMS |
| Targets of heists |
SAFES |
| Theater chain |
AMC |
| Way of behaving |
MANNER |
| Where you may find music stands |
UNDERSCORES |
| Where you may hear cover songs |
ATTRIBUTES |
| Word before "think" or "chat" |
GROUP |
| Writer such as Joan Didion or Susan Sontag |
ESSAYIST |
| ___ sci (study of govt.) |
POLI |
| ___-cotta |
TERRA |
