| Minister's residence |
MANSE |
| More, musically |
PIU |
| Mortarboard wearer, briefly |
GRAD |
| Most derogatory, as a remark |
SNIDEST |
| Multistoried hotel courts, e.g. |
ATRIA |
| Musician's lead-in |
INTRO |
| Needing straightening, perhaps |
BENT |
| Neeson of "Schindler's List" |
LIAM |
| Neither partner |
NOR |
| Nicholas Gage heroine |
ELENI |
| Ninth letter in old Athens |
IOTA |
| Nobelist Severo ___ |
OCHOA |
| Noonday naps |
SIESTAS |
| Not yet eliminated |
ALIVE |
| Nothin'-but-net sound |
SWISH |
| Nouvelle Caledonie, e.g. |
ILE |
| Nutty-fruitcake center |
ASA |
| Obnoxious child |
BRAT |
| On cloud nine |
CONTENTED |
| One whose goose is cooked |
GONER |
| Othello's lieutenant |
CASSIO |
| Out-of-round |
OVAL |
| Overtook |
PASSED |
| Part of a fair exchange, biblically |
ANEYE |
| Passaic River city |
PATERSON |
| Performance-based pay increase |
MERITRAISE |
| Provoke |
RILE |
| Pub offering |
ALE |
| Quarter-deck? |
SUIT |
| Queen of Mount Olympus |
HERA |
| Recreational conveyance |
SKATEBOARD |
| Region in the Czech Republic |
MORAVIA |
| Removes a squeak from |
OILS |
| Repairman's visit |
SERVICECALL |
| RKO rival |
MGM |
| Royal pains |
PESTS |
| Ruler in Rimsky-Korsakov operas |
TSAR |
| Sci-fi writer Asimov |
ISAAC |
| Scruggs of bluegrass |
EARL |
| Seeking dates |
LOOKING |
| Shamrock |
CLOVER |
| Shimmers |
GLOWS |
| Showy flower |
DAHLIA |
| Small card |
TREY |
| Some corn-oil products |
OLEOS |
| Some switch settings |
ONS |
| Southernmost Great Lake |
ERIE |
| Spelunker's site |
CAVE |
| Sprint |
DASH |
| Store window sign |
YESWEREOPEN |
| Swallow |
INGEST |
| Sycophant |
TOADY |
| T. ___ Price of finance |
ROWE |
| Tarzan's son |
BOY |
| Texas city |
ELPASO |
| They may be tugged at |
HEARTSTRINGS |
| This puzzle's theme |
POKER |
| Threaten to happen |
IMPEND |
| Tiger's target |
HOLE |
| To be, in old Rome |
ESSE |
| Ultimatum's ultimate word, usually |
ELSE |
| Venetian beach resort |
LIDO |
| Violinist's accessory |
RESIN |
| Walk with effort |
PLOD |
| Way to get to the top, perhaps |
ELEVATOR |
| What thsi is |
TYPO |
| With superficial plausibility |
GLIBLY |
| Within earshot |
NEAR |
| Word between I's in a palindrome |
ERE |
| Word of exclusivity |
ONLY |
| Word processing process |
SPELLCHECK |
| Wrap up |
END |
| Wrath |
IRE |
| Wrath |
IRE |
| Wrecking ball alternative |
TNT |
| Zap |
NUKE |
| ___ Mahal |
TAJ |
| ___-pants (wise guy) |
SMARTY |
