| Kind of mate |
SOUL |
| Kitchen glove |
MITT |
| Long, thin musical instrument |
OBOE |
| Loses buoyancy |
SAGS |
| Low-cholesterol spread |
OLEO |
| Make an impression? |
ETCH |
| Malicious forces |
EVILS |
| Mexican artist Rivera |
DIEGO |
| Missionary's target, perhaps |
PAGAN |
| Mode |
STYLE |
| More than persuasion |
FORCE |
| Notify of danger |
ALERT |
| On ___ (without commitment) |
SPEC |
| Parental employee |
SITTER |
| Part of a royal flush |
TEN |
| Pedestal figure |
IDOL |
| Playoff setting, perhaps |
ARENA |
| Pollen producer |
STAMEN |
| Purplish gray |
TAUPE |
| Really cold drip |
ICICLE |
| Renaissance fair highlight |
HUMANCHESSMATCH |
| Saroyan's "My Name is ___" |
ARAM |
| School type (Abbr.) |
MED |
| Science fair feature |
ROBOTTECHNOLOGY |
| Seasoned type |
VETERAN |
| Shortstop Garciaparra |
NOMAR |
| Skater's attire, at times |
TUTU |
| Skin-soothing ingredient |
ALOE |
| Strike violently |
SLAM |
| Sty matriarch |
SOW |
| Sudden jerk |
SPASM |
| Takes on help |
HIRES |
| Took wing |
AROSE |
| Treat meat |
CURE |
| Up, to Barry Bonds |
ATBAT |
| Vulnerable spot for Achilles |
HEEL |
| Way to pay |
CASH |
| Without energy |
INERT |
| Wood finish |
STAIN |