| "Bravo matador!" |
OLE |
| "Chantilly ___" (The Big Bopper's 1958 hit) |
LACE |
| "Close" |
WARM |
| "Last Train to Clarksville" band (with "The") |
MONKEES |
| "___ Runner" (1982 Harrison Ford film) |
BLADE |
| 'Twixt |
TWEEN |
| 100 percent |
PURE |
| 1969 Nixon cabinet member |
LAIRD |
| 1994-95 Emmy winner Candice |
BERGEN |
| 1997 NL Rookie of the Year Scott |
ROLEN |
| Actor Goldblum |
JEFF |
| Actual wording |
TEXT |
| Aladdin's jinn |
GENIE |
| Amazing |
AWESOME |
| Author Rand |
AYN |
| Baseball commissioner Bud |
SELIG |
| Cape ___, westernmost point in Africa |
VERDE |
| Cattle rancher's tool |
PROD |
| Chapter in history |
ERA |
| City on the Rio Grande |
LAREDO |
| Come into view |
APPEAR |
| Comparable to a cucumber |
ASCOOL |
| Eager |
AVID |
| Fairy tale opener |
ONCE |
| Fermented rice beverage |
SAKE |
| Fifth brightest star in the sky |
VEGA |
| For adults only |
XRATED |
| Formal wear, informally |
TUX |
| French friend |
AMI |
| Gin flavoring |
SLOE |
| Govt. pharmaceuticals overseer |
FDA |
| Goya's "The Duchess of ___" |
ALBA |
| Grp. headed by 39-Down |
DOD |
| Hard wood |
ASH |
| High cards |
ACES |
| Holiday thresholds |
EVES |
| Israeli airline |
ELAL |
| It may be fatal |
FLAW |
| Itinerary word |
VIA |
