| 'Mayday!' |
SOS |
| 'The 7 Faces of Dr. --' |
LAO |
| 'The Sign of Four' hero |
HOLMES |
| Acts the robot |
OBEYS |
| Actually |
INFACT |
| Annoys |
IRKS |
| Autocrats |
TSARS |
| Ball VIP |
BELLE |
| Beat decisively |
DRUB |
| Blue |
SAD |
| Carte lead-in |
ALA |
| Cashew-family shrub |
SUMAC |
| Caught a dogie |
LASSOED |
| Charged bit |
ION |
| Chips |
FLAKES |
| Computer geek |
TECHIE |
| Confucian principle |
TAO |
| Dawn |
AURORA |
| Dentist's directive |
FLOSS |
| Deride |
SCOFF |
| Epidermis |
SKIN |
| Expert |
ACE |
| Far-out planet |
URANUS |
| Freshwater fish |
CHUB |
| Gee, I may surround this |
AITCH |
| Half a dance |
CHA |
| High-arc shot |
LOB |
| Hits hard |
SMACKS |
| Home of the brave |
USA |
| Housing on Gilligan's Island |
SHACKS |