| In the wee hours |
EARLY |
| Inlaid furniture decoration |
BUHL |
| Janitor's tool |
MOP |
| Japanese form of fencing |
KENDO |
| Knitted blanket |
AFGHAN |
| Language of Iran |
FARSI |
| Like turncoats |
DISLOYAL |
| Louis L'___, writer of Westerns |
AMOUR |
| Make possible |
ENABLE |
| Match, as a contribution? |
SEE |
| Microwaves, informally |
NUKES |
| Mind-numbing routine |
RUT |
| Monasteries |
ABBEYS |
| More flirty |
COYER |
| Nail-file surface |
EMERY |
| Nice way to say no? |
NON |
| Not in favor of |
ANTI |
| Numismatist's prize |
COIN |
| One of a New Testament 12 |
PETER |
| One way to set a clock |
AHEAD |
| Onetime Italian coin |
LIRA |
| Palindromic king |
TUT |
| Pam's guy on "The Office" |
JIM |
| Part of ICU |
UNIT |
| Problems for workers with ambitions |
DEADENDJOBS |
| Provision at some busy intersections |
NOUTURNSALLOWED |
| Queues |
LINES |
| Robert of "Airplane!" |
HAYS |
| Rubble-making stuff |
TNT |
| Season to be jolly |
YULE |
| Security feature |
ONEWAYGLASS |
| Something of yours you'll never see |
OBIT |
| Swampy ground |
MARSH |
| Take the weight off |
UNBURDEN |
| Twig creation |
NEST |
| Unforgettable time for historians |
ERA |
| Venerable |
OLD |
| Wading bird venerated by ancient Egyptians |
IBIS |
| Walk for the first time |
TODDLE |
| ___ Claire, Wisc |
EAU |
