| "In the doghouse," for one |
IDIOM |
| "___ the season to be jolly" |
TIS |
| Actress Brennan |
EILEEN |
| Around-the-world trip |
ORBIT |
| Attempt |
TRY |
| Be nosy |
PRY |
| Become a new father, in a way |
ADOPT |
| Bingo relative |
BEANO |
| Black cat, to some |
OMEN |
| Breastbones |
STERNA |
| Burnt-log residue |
ASH |
| Confess to ease stress |
UNLOAD |
| Dessert that ties into the puzzle's theme |
PIE |
| Diamonds or spades, e.g |
SUIT |
| Dinero |
MOOLAH |
| Dr. Leary used it on some trips |
LSD |
| Dry as a desert |
ARID |
| Easily duped people |
SAPS |
| Emulated a trencherman |
ATE |
| Eucalyptus eater |
KOALA |
| Express lane count |
ITEMS |
| Foreshadow |
PORTEND |
| Formula for a baked English dish? |
SHEPHERDSPI |
| Formula for a fowl dinner? |
TURKETPOTPI |
| Formula for a Thanksgiving dessert? |
SWEETPOTATOPI |
| Greater in excellence |
BETTER |
| Haggard of country music |
MERLE |
| He works on a case-by-case basis |
TEC |
| Hot alcoholic drink |
TODDY |
| Islamic leader |
IMAM |
| It has regular drawings |
LOTTO |
| Like some furniture |
MODULAR |
| Liveliness of mind |
ESPRIT |
| Lobster and beluga products |
ROES |
| Love's opposite |
HATE |
| Make beloved |
ENDEAR |
| Match at poker |
SEE |
| Most frequent, poetically |
OFTEST |