| "No pain, no ___" |
GAIN |
| "O death, where is ___ sting?" |
THY |
| "We Can Work ___" (Beatles) |
ITOUT |
| Air show formation |
VEE |
| Airborne fish-eaters |
ERNS |
| Always, in poems |
EER |
| Apparition of comic actor Keaton? |
BUSTERSGHOST |
| Arizona city |
MESA |
| Avoid being overdue, in a way |
RENEW |
| Awkward person |
LOUT |
| Barely edible fare |
SLOP |
| Be nosy |
SNOOP |
| Belly muscles, for short |
ABS |
| Brief refreshers |
NAPS |
| Buddhist in Nirvana |
ARHAT |
| Curvy letters |
ESSES |
| Designer Saint Laurent |
YVES |
| Dory propeller |
OAR |
| Down with something |
ILL |
| Elaborate parties |
FETES |
| Fabric fold |
PLEAT |
| Fair structure |
BOOTH |
| Famous package delivery man |
SANTA |
| Former Surgeon General C. Everett |
KOOP |
| Foxy |
SLY |
| Genetic initials |
RNA |
| Get out of bed |
ARISE |
| Greek peak |
OSSA |
| Half a quartet |
DUO |
| Having limits |
FINITE |
| Hawker's pitch |
SPIEL |
| Heckelphones |
OBOES |
| Island feast |
LUAU |
| Kind of park or song |
THEME |
| King Arthur's address |
SIRE |
| Knowledge gained through tradition |
LORE |
| Like 26-Down's suit on Dec. 26 |
SOOTY |
| Like a storybook duckling |
UGLY |
| Liqueur flavoring |
ANISE |