| ". . . ___ perfect union . . ." |
AMORE |
| "Bag" or "board" beginner |
TOTE |
| "Climactic" intro |
ANTI |
| "Diet," in adspeak |
LITE |
| "Harry Potter" actress Watson |
EMMA |
| "I think I can, I think I can" speaker |
ENGINE |
| "Uno" + "dos" |
TRES |
| "WKRP in Cincinnati" actress Anderson |
LONI |
| "Ye ___ Curiosity Shoppe" |
OLDE |
| "___ contendere" (no contest) |
NOLO |
| 200 milligrams, to a jeweler |
CARAT |
| 40-point meld |
PINOCHLE |
| 49-0 game, e.g |
ROMP |
| A flat, thick piece |
SLAB |
| Agra attire (Var.) |
SAREE |
| Alberta natives |
CREES |
| Allotted portion |
SHARE |
| Alternative to home economics |
SHOP |
| Animal enclosure |
PEN |
| Animal in a roundup |
STEER |
| Animal shelter |
LAIR |
| Annual dance of optometrists? |
EYEBALL |
| Apply to an emery wheel |
HONE |
| Avoids a big wedding |
ELOPES |
| Aware of, as a scheme |
ONTO |
| Backyard buildings |
SHEDS |
| Band around a barrel |
HOOP |
| Barren |
STARK |
| Baseball stats |
RUNS |
| Become weatherworn |
ERODE |
| Bit for Fido, perhaps |
SCRAP |
| Calm and unruffled |
SERENE |
| Chattanooga train |
CHOOCHOO |
| Clear of thought |
LUCID |
| Commented owlishly |
HOOTED |
| Comparatively congenial |
NICER |
| Crescent and half |
MOONS |
| Female students, once |
COEDS |
| Folder's minimum loss |
ANTE |
