| Major artery |
AORTA |
| Major tourist draw |
MECCA |
| Make a desperate attempt |
GRASPATSTRAWS |
| Make watertight |
CAULK |
| Making quite full |
SATING |
| Media watchdog agcy |
FCC |
| Minneapolis suburb |
EDINA |
| Model in a bottle |
SHIP |
| Money-saving, in product names |
ECONO |
| More likely to poke around |
NOSIER |
| Most meanspirited |
BASEST |
| Movie critic, frequently |
RATER |
| Navy builder |
SEABEE |
| NEA grant recipient |
PBS |
| Nest material |
TWIGS |
| New Year's Eve party handout |
HAT |
| Not at home |
OUT |
| Occupied |
INUSE |
| Office-phone feature |
HOLDBUTTON |
| Out of patience |
FEDUP |
| Paper repairers |
TAPES |
| Pet lovers' org |
SPCA |
| Plotting groups |
CABALS |
| Poisonous snakes |
ASPS |
| Pokes around |
SNOOPS |
| Precollege, for short |
ELHI |
| President before Polk |
TYLER |
| Prestigious prize |
NOBEL |
| Pretense |
SHAM |
| Public image |
PERSONA |
| Pull up stakes, slangily |
RELO |
| Quiz whiz Jennings |
KEN |
| Railroad maintenance vehicle |
HANDCAR |
| Risky baseball strategy |
SQUEEZEPLAY |
| Rough guess |
STAB |
| Rubbernecks |
STARERS |
| Russian fighter planes |
MIGS |
| Salsa ingredient |
ONION |
| Sandusky's state |
OHIO |
| Seats, slangily |
USHES |
| Sedan alternative |
COUPE |
| Seed source |
SESAME |
| Seek advice from |
TURNTO |
| Self-confidence |
APLOMB |
| Sgt.'s subordinates |
PFCS |
| Show the ropes to |
TEACH |
| Silver source |
MINE |
| Something to blow off |
STEAM |
| Soothing application |
BALM |
| Sought-after guests |
ALIST |
| Spanish river |
RIO |
| Stitch into place |
SEWON |
| Store fixtures |
RACKS |
| Strapless handbag |
CLUTCHPURSE |
| Studied intently |
GAZEDAT |
| Suffix for form |
ULA |
| Surrounded by |
AMONG |
| Tennis star Kournikova |
ANNA |
| Texter's tee-hee |
LOL |
| Timeline slices |
ERAS |
| Took care of |
SAWTO |
| Total |
SUM |
| Twangy |
NASAL |
| Twitch |
SPASM |
| Undergrad degs |
BAS |
| USN rank |
CPO |
| Vehicle with runners |
SLED |
| Whistle sound |
TOOT |
| Winter blanket |
SNOW |
| Word-of-mouth |
ORAL |
| Works with marble |
SCULPTS |
| Zenith |
ACME |
| __-Whirl (carnival ride) |
TILTA |
