| Hint to an unexciting speaker |
YAWN |
| Homer's first letter |
ALPHA |
| Instrument made from African blackwood |
OBOE |
| It makes cats scat |
ANAGRAM |
| It may be bright or novel |
IDEA |
| It's all about moneymaking |
MINT |
| Jerry and George's buddy |
COSMO |
| Knight ride |
STEED |
| Let loose, in a way |
UNPEN |
| Loathe |
HATE |
| Meryl Streep's alma mater |
VASSAR |
| Midwife's exhortation |
PUSH |
| Miniscule amounts |
IOTAS |
| More skilled |
ABLER |
| Mrs. Truman |
BESS |
| Nabokov novel |
ADA |
| New York's Giuliani |
RUDY |
| Opera showstopper |
ARIA |
| Org. for pensioners |
AARP |
| Place for valuables |
BANKVAULT |
| Prepares clams, in a way |
BAKES |
| Role for Will Smith |
ALI |
| Run-down in appearance, as a motel |
SEEDY |
| Sailor's lungful |
SEAAIR |
| Same-old, same-old |
RUT |
| Savvy about |
ONTO |
| Spiritual teacher |
GURU |
| Student-focused org. |
NEA |
| Suit to --- |
ATEE |
| Torment |
HARASS |
| Tory rival |
WHIG |
| Transport, as freight |
HAUL |
| Triangular sails |
JIBS |
| Waiter's notation |
ORDER |
| Winter wetness |
SLUSH |
| Withstand |
ENDURE |
| Word with media or hysteria |
MASS |
| WWII conference site |
YALTA |
| You'll find one at the Beverly Hills Hotel |
BELLHOP |
