| -- Mahal |
TAJ |
| Actress Penelope |
CRUZ |
| Bliss |
JOY |
| Blunder |
ERR |
| Box seats? |
LOGE |
| Candle count |
AGE |
| Card-suit symbol |
SPADE |
| Carpet |
RUG |
| Carthaginian queen |
DIDO |
| Certain destinations |
MECCAS |
| Clan emblem |
TOTEM |
| Conceit |
EGO |
| Crafty |
SLY |
| Dine on |
EAT |
| Discourteous |
RUDE |
| Disencumbers |
RIDS |
| Dog's doctor |
VET |
| Female deer |
DOE |
| Gorilla |
APE |
| Hammer's target |
NAIL |
| He slept for 20 years |
RIPVANWINKLE |
| Height of fashion? |
HEM |
| High nest |
AERIE |
| Historical romance of a sort |
BODICERIPPER |
| Iridescent gem |
OPAL |
| Jogged |
RAN |
| Large quantities |
SLEWS |
| Meadow |
LEA |
| More scary |
EERIER |
| Museum fill |
ART |
| Nevertheless, for short |
THO |
| Nightwear |
PAJAMAS |
| No opponent |
YES |