| Hammer part |
PEEN |
| Interminably |
NOEND |
| It has many keys: Abbr. |
FLA |
| Leading down the aisle |
USHERING |
| Looks after |
TENDS |
| Lyrical Gershwin |
IRA |
| Make lace |
TAT |
| Masked critter |
COON |
| Master's requirement, often |
THESIS |
| Matterhorn, e.g. |
ALP |
| McNeil's longtime news partner |
LEHRER |
| Meatheads |
OAFS |
| Met or Card, for short |
NLER |
| Midleg |
KNEE |
| Monica of the courts |
SELES |
| Negative vote |
NAY |
| Nile slitherers |
ASPS |
| Not familiar with |
UNUSEDTO |
| Nothing more than |
MERE |
| One of the Judds |
NAOMI |
| Opportunity, so to speak |
DOOR |
| Out-and-out |
TOTAL |
| Own up to |
ADMIT |
| Picky people? |
CHOOSERS |
| Pole position? |
SOUTH |
| Prepare to shoot |
AIM |
| Queue after Q |
RST |
| Respected one |
ELDER |
| Shows one's human side |
ERRS |
| Storage spot |
ATTIC |
| Sun. talk |
SER |
| Things with ___ (theme of this puzzle) |
SCALES |
| Took off |
LEFT |
| Twitch |
TIC |
| Viands |
EDIBLES |
| Wise lawgiver |
SOLON |
| Yiddish plaints |
OYS |
| ___ Lanka |
SRI |
| ___ Minor |
URSA |
