| Lion's den |
LAIR |
| Little demon |
IMP |
| Los Angeles bay named for an apostle |
SANPEDRO |
| Make a choice |
OPT |
| Makes believe |
IMAGINES |
| Many John Wayne movies |
OATERS |
| Memo-routing abbr |
ATTN |
| Memorial structure |
MONUMENT |
| Moistens in the pan |
BASTES |
| Murderous Stevenson character |
HYDE |
| Nine-digit ID |
SSN |
| Not a good area for nonswimmers |
DEEPEND |
| On a pension: Abbr |
RET |
| Orchard grower |
TREE |
| Ostrich cousins |
EMUS |
| Ottoman governor |
BEY |
| Peewee |
PINTSIZE |
| Pert |
SASSY |
| Playwright Simon |
NEIL |
| Postseason gridiron game, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in starred answers |
BOWL |
| President Harding |
WARREN |
| Quick swim |
DIP |
| Ready |
SET |
| Rehab woes, briefly |
DTS |
| Road repair worker |
PAVER |
| Sad |
LOW |
| Salon service often paired with a mani |
PEDI |
| Seance sound |
RAP |
| Shearer of "The Red Shoes" |
MOIRA |
| Smarten (up) |
SPRUCE |
| Smooch |
KISS |
| Sung syllables |
TRALAS |
| Taoist Lao-__ |
TSE |
| Tiny battery |
AAAA |
| Turtle's protection |
SHELL |
| Vicinity |
AREA |
| Well-honed |
SHARP |
| Young men |
LADS |
