| ''Ahem'' alternative |
PSST |
| ''Bearded'' bloom |
IRIS |
| ''Due'', to Domenico |
TWO |
| ''Hamlet'' quintet |
ACTS |
| ''Hush!'' |
ZIPIT |
| ''Well, then . . .'' |
ANYHOO |
| Adventurer Quartermain |
ALLAN |
| Air-freshener scent |
LILAC |
| Alteration candidate |
PANTS |
| America, informally |
USOFA |
| AMPAS award |
OSCAR |
| Assumed truth |
AXIOM |
| Barely beat |
NIP |
| Be in the hole |
OWE |
| Black cat, maybe |
OMEN |
| Bout enders |
KOS |
| Burro |
ASS |
| Cakewalk |
ROMP |
| Caller of nursery rhymes |
COLE |
| Camcorder button |
REC |
| Caterer's device |
URN |
| Chucklehead |
NINNY |
| Come down hard |
POUR |
| Cozy home |
NEST |
| Cruise line, for instance |
LEISUREBUSINESS |
| Curbside call |
TAXI |
| Cursor mover |
MOUSE |
| Cut short |
CLIP |
| Deliver by parachute |
DROP |
| Do a court no-no |
LEADTHEWITNESS |
| Errand runners |
AIDES |
| Exploits |
USES |
| Eye in awe |
GAPEAT |
| Fade (out) |
PETER |
| Feature of some clocks |
CUCKOO |
| Fodder holder |
SILO |
| GPS display |
MAP |
| Hear clearly |
GET |
| Historical records |
ANNALS |
