| "American Idol" winner |
RUBEN |
| "God's Little ___" |
ACRE |
| "I do," e.g. |
OATH |
| "Murder, ___ Wrote" |
SHE |
| "When I Was ___" ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) |
ALAD |
| "Who am ___ argue?" |
ITO |
| "Who ___ kidding?" |
AMI |
| ''Critique of Pure Reason'' philosopher |
KANT |
| ''___ the crack of ...'' |
UPAT |
| ... the beginning of a gridiron scheme? |
INFORMATION |
| ... the beginning of a spy? |
INOPERATIVE |
| ... the beginning of college costs? |
INTUITION |
| ... the beginning of fairness? |
INJUSTICE |
| 2000 also-ran |
GORE |
| A ''natural'' dice toss |
SEVEN |
| Actor activator |
CUE |
| Added to the staff |
HIRED |
| Alternative to "smoking" |
NON |
| American chameleon |
ANOLE |
| Ancient seaport of Phoenicia |
TYRE |
| Angel's trademark |
HALO |
| Annex |
ADD |
| Apportion |
ALLOT |
| Attorney's helper |
PARALEGAL |
| Away from the wind |
ALEE |
| Bad thing to bear |
GRUDGE |
| Badger |
TEASE |
| Be an omen of |
AUGUR |
| Bear greeting? |
HUG |
| Beatles meter maid of song |
RITA |
| Bela contemporary |
LON |
| Beldames |
HAGS |
| Belle of the ball |
DEBUTANTE |
| Bestows upon |
CONFERS |
| Better half |
HELPMATE |
| Blue-green |
TEAL |
| Borrowed without permission |
TOOK |
| Brass member |
TUBA |
| Brazilian hot spot |
RIO |
| Break bread |
EAT |
| Bridge positions |
EASTS |
| Brightest star in Virgo |
SPICA |
| Brilliant feats |
COUPS |
| Build a new room |
ADDON |
| Business name abbr. |
CORP |
| Chance occurrences |
HAPS |
| Chill |
ICE |
| Chinese philosopher |
LAOTSE |
| Clueless |
LOST |
| Coal stratum |
SEAM |
| Comes to the rescue |
AIDS |
| Concerts held in arenas? |
INDOORJAMBS |
| Conclude with |
ENDON |
| Consume or enjoy immensely |
EATUP |
| Convertible cover |
SOFTTOP |
| Cookies with a white filling |
OREOS |
| Cornfield call |
CAW |
| CPA functions |
AUDITS |
| Crescent-shaped area on a fingernail |
LUNULE |
| Crucifix |
ROOD |
| Currently in progress |
AFOOT |
| Customary practice |
USAGE |
| De Mille specialties |
EPICS |
| Deer's scut |
TAIL |
| Diamondback turtle |
TERRAPIN |
| Did some picking |
OPTED |
| Discontinue, as a project |
SCRAP |
| Distribute |
METE |
| Diva Gluck |
ALMA |
| DNA structure |
HELIX |
| Doha is its capital |
QATAR |
| Down Under bird |
EMU |
| Edible green seed |
PEA |
| Edible tuber |
TARO |
| Edict |
FIAT |
| Electrician, at times |
WIRER |
| Empty shipping container weights |
TARES |
| English stage actor James |
QUIN |
| Every relative? |
EACH |
| Extended (out) |
JUTTED |
| Fastened, in a way |
GLUED |
| Fermented beverages |
ALES |
| Fertile soil |
LOAM |
| Fettuccine and lasagna |
PASTAS |
| Flightless fowl |
EMU |
| Folk singer Guthrie |
ARLO |
| Football infraction |
CLIP |
| Former European coin |
DUCAT |
| Geologic time division (Var.) |
NEOCENE |
| Give a darn |
CARE |
| Glossiness |
SHEEN |
| Glows like coals |
SMOLDERS |
| Go partner |
TOUCH |
| Gossipy tidbit |
ITEM |
| Gremlin's creator |
AMC |
| Had under surveillance |
SPIEDON |
| He told the story of Rudolph |
IVES |
| Hemmed but didn't haw |
SEWED |
| Hibernation locales |
LAIRS |
| Highest point |
APEX |
| Hispaniola country |
HAITI |
| Hit the lanes |
BOWL |
| Hold protectively |
CRADLE |
| Ideology |
CREDO |
| Idiotically wrong |
ALLWET |
| II |
TWO |
| Indian dignitary |
RAJA |
| Indicator of a maiden name |
NEE |
| Ingredient in mead |
HONEY |
| It can be for the course |
PAR |
| It may be essential |
OIL |
| It may be silly |
GRIN |
| It may have a silver lining |
ORE |
| It's for good measure |
RULER |
| Italian coin no longer minted |
LIRA |
| Juice drink suffix |
ADE |
| Jungle sound |
ROAR |