| Losing |
BEHIND |
| Mall unit |
STORE |
| Mess up |
ERR |
| More judicious |
WISER |
| Naviga-tion hindrance |
FOG |
| Ninny |
ASS |
| Not so much |
LESS |
| November meteor |
LEONID |
| Nurse |
TEND |
| Ohio River feeder |
WABASH |
| Oscar Wilde's sine qua non |
WIT |
| Pedestal occupant |
IDOL |
| Pitching stat |
ERA |
| Pops |
SOFTDRINKS |
| Possibly will |
MAY |
| Prelim to bone-breaking? |
WISH |
| Proscription |
BAN |
| Recognized |
KNEW |
| Roulette bet |
RED |
| Sap |
WEAKEN |
| Sartorial woe |
TEAR |
| Saunter |
WALK |
| Score units (Abbr.) |
PTS |
| Shade |
HUE |
| Steam engine developer |
WATT |
| Tough and unsentimental |
HARDBOILED |
| Tourney format |
OPEN |
| Tulip's earlier status |
BULB |
| Unfriendly |
COLD |
| Uraeus |
ASP |
| Vote off the island |
OUST |
| Winter prediction |
SNOW |