| '-- ask is that ...' |
ALLI |
| '-- culpa' |
MEA |
| '-- love!' |
IMIN |
| '-- meeny ...' |
EENY |
| '-- O'Gill and the Little People' (Disney film) |
DARBY |
| 'Be -- sport!' |
AGOOD |
| 'Ciao!' kin |
ADIEU |
| 'Felicity' star Russell |
KERI |
| 'Hush!' |
SHH |
| 'That's somebody -- problem' |
ELSES |
| 'The Four Seasons' composer |
VIVALDI |
| -- facto |
IPSO |
| -- fixe |
IDEE |
| -- Mills (portrait studio) |
OLAN |
| -- pork (Chinese dish) |
MUSHU |
| -- thing (what's currently stylish) |
THEIN |
| -- throat |
STREP |
| 12/24 and 12/31, e.g. |
EVES |
| 60 seconds |
MINUTE |
| A ten-speed has ten |
GEARS |
| Abel's mom |
EVE |
| Actor Gere eating? |
RICHARDINGESTING |
| Actor Vigoda |
ABE |
| Aetna rival, for short |
PRU |
| Africa's Cape -- |
VERDE |
| African plain |
SAVANNA |
| Apra Harbor's island |
GUAM |
| Arafat, e.g. |
ARAB |
| Attend |
GOTO |
| Bad-mouth |
SMEAR |
| Barely earns |
EKESOUT |
| Baseball's Speaker |
TRIS |
| BBQ entree |
RIBS |
| Besmirches |
STAINS |
| Book before Obadiah |
AMOS |
| Bricklaying material |
MORTAR |
| Cager Erving, to fans |
DRJ |
| Certain wind instrument |
OBOE |
| City bond, for short |
MUNI |
| Closed hand |
FIST |
| Corn |
MAIZE |
| Creators of detailed directories |
INDEXERS |
| Crude stuff |
OIL |
| Dance company founder Alvin |
AILEY |
| Darling |
DEAR |
| Describe in words |
LIMN |
| Dismounted |
ALIT |
| Evaluate |
ASSESS |
| Extensive overhauls |
REDOS |
| Fall away |
EBB |
| Fawned |
TOADIED |
| Fill the lungs |
INHALE |
| Fine rain |
MIST |
| First ltr. |
INIT |
| Foam-filled |
SUDSY |
| Fringes |
EDGES |
| Gaps |
SPACES |
| Give the once-over |
EYEUP |
| Go back |
REVERT |
| Gown |
DRESS |
| Greek 'T' |
TAU |
| Greek salad cheese |
FETA |
| Grow older |
AGE |
| Gym units |
REPS |
| Hold back |
REIN |
| In case it's called for |
IFNEEDBE |
| In the center of |
AMIDST |
| In-depth study of hissy fits? |
TANTRUMANALYSIS |
| Insect eating away at an Academy Award statuette? |
OSCARTERMITE |
| Intervenes |
STEPSIN |
| Is able to |
CAN |