| 'Absinthe' painter |
DEGAS |
| 'Crisis' author |
PAINE |
| 'Gunsmoke' star |
ARNESS |
| 'Hood buddy |
BRO |
| 'May you live in interesting times,' e.g. |
CURSE |
| 'Nature Boy' singer |
COLE |
| 'Rise, Glory, Rise' composer |
ARNE |
| 'Shine a Little Love' group |
ELO |
| 'The Haj' author |
URIS |
| 'The West Wing' role |
TOBY |
| 'There is ___ in the affairs of men...': Brutus |
ATIDE |
| 'Wind Beneath My Wings' singer |
MIDLER |
| '___ la vista' |
HASTA |
| '___ Restaurant' |
ALICES |
| Accounting firm in 2002 headlines |
ANDERSEN |
| Allies of the Assiniboin |
CREE |
| Alter anew |
RETAILOR |
| Ancient Tuscany |
ETRURIA |
| Apprentice, e.g. |
LEARNER |
| Auditory |
OTIC |
| Back pay for a minister? |
OURDAILYBREAD |
| Back pay for an off-key soprano? |
HITASOURNOTE |
| Back pay for Elvis? |
LOVEMETENDER |
| Back pay for European diners? |
STUFFEDCABBAGE |
| Back pay for KC & the Sunshine Band? |
SHAKEYOURBOOTY |
| Back pay for salad chefs? |
ICEBERGLETTUCE |
| Back pay for thorough people? |
KITANDCABOODLE |
| Backpackers' stopover |
HOSTEL |
| Badmouth |
ASPERSE |
| Batik practitioner |
DYER |
| Big bag |
TOTE |
| Big name in shades |
RAYBAN |
| Billy Joel's '___ to Extremes' |
IGO |
| Blockhead |
LUG |
| Botches the audition |
OVERACTS |
| Buddha sermon |
SUTRA |
| Bygone Pontiac muscle car |
GTO |
| Charm |
ALLURE |
| Clear tables |
BUS |
| Confident poker player |
RAISER |
| Cry of recognition |
AHA |
| Dr. of rap |
DRE |
| Earth Day subj. |
ECOL |
| Entree |
ACCESS |
| Entry on a list |
ITEM |
| Equal, in combinations |
ISO |
| Explain ad nauseam |
BELABOR |
| Eye lasciviously |
LEERAT |
| Fashion monogram |
YSL |
| Fed concern |
ECONOMY |
| First name in spydom |
MATA |
| Flush |
RUDDY |
| Folk legend Pete |
SEEGER |
| Hard rubber |
EBONITE |
| Harley competitor |
YAMAHA |
| Hatchling from a five-inch green egg |
EMU |
| High returns |
LOBS |
| Homeland Security honcho |
RIDGE |
| Immobilize through freezing |
ICEIN |
| It may have periods |
ERA |
| Japanese beer brand |
ASAHI |
| Jazz fan, maybe |
UTAHAN |
| JFK structures |
HANGARS |
| Justice Dept. staffer |
ATT |
| Key contraction |
OER |
| Kierkegaard, for one |
DANE |
| Letter opener |
SIRS |
| Like many picture frame corners |
MITERED |
| Like rowboats |
OARED |
| Like some takeovers |
HOSTILE |