| "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" |
ERE |
| "Beg pardon ..." |
AHEM |
| "I'm listening ..." |
GOON |
| "y" ending, in superlative form |
IEST |
| "___ Smile" (Hall & Oates song) |
SARA |
| A lot of the Bahamas |
CAYS |
| Andrea ___, famous shipwreck |
DORIA |
| Asimov of science fiction |
ISAAC |
| Big rig |
SEMI |
| Castle surrounder |
MOAT |
| Casual shirt, casually |
TEE |
| Certain face card |
QUEENOFDIAMONDS |
| Certain sin |
ADULTERY |
| Chang's twin |
ENG |
| De Niro film |
THEKINGOFCOMEDY |
| Delivery door spot |
REAR |
| Demeanor |
MIEN |
| Drink slowly |
SIP |
| Exam taker |
TESTEE |
| Farm gear pioneer |
DEERE |
| Fiddle-playing emperor |
NERO |
| First daughter Carter |
AMY |
| Full gestation period |
TERM |
| Garden starter |
SEED |
| Get an ___ effort |
AFOR |
| Grades in the mid-70s |
CEES |
| Hamlet |
PRINCEOFDENMARK |
| Helps |
AIDS |
| In a bit, poetically |
ANON |
| In ___ (stuck in one place) |
ARUT |
| It's mastered in a studio |
AUDIO |
| King of Skull Island |
KONG |
| Length X width |
AREA |
| Life of Riley |
EASE |
| Like landlubbers |
ASHORE |
| Locale of a famous zoo |
SANDIEGO |
| Lofty dwelling |
AERIE |
| Make deductions |
INFER |
| Many a dictator's problem |
EGOMANIA |