| Inventing middle name |
ALVA |
| Issue in May-December romances |
AGEGAP |
| Justification for a dried grape? |
RAISINDETRE |
| Knuckleballer Wilhelm |
HOYT |
| Latin for "heads" |
CAPITA |
| Latvian Academy of Sciences home |
RIGA |
| Less stuffy |
AIRIER |
| Like hayseeds' hangouts |
RURAL |
| Long times |
EONS |
| Louis Sachar kids' book heroine |
ANGELINE |
| Many families begin at them |
ALTARS |
| Michigan-based financing co. formed in 1919 |
GMAC |
| Middle Ages rival of Venice |
GENOA |
| Mislead |
LIETO |
| Movie goodies |
JUJUBES |
| Much souvenir shop merchandise |
KITSCH |
| Narc's employer |
DEA |
| Near |
NIGH |
| New York town named for its salt-mining industry |
SALINA |
| Not at all bright |
DINGY |
| Not neutral |
BIASED |
| Nurse's tool |
HYPO |
| Ocean trip with a skeleton crew? |
BONEVOYAGE |
| Old Coors product pitched as "Zomething different" |
ZIMA |
| Oliver Twist, e.g |
ORPHAN |
| One way to walk |
TALL |
| Passenger who doesn't bug the cabbie? |
LAISSEZFARE |
| Pasture |
LEA |
| Perfume at Garfield's house? |
ODIETOILETTE |
| Place to dry out, in oaters |
JAILCELL |
| Poet Khayyám |
OMAR |
| Point at the dinner table |
TINE |
| Pomaded '50s subculturist |
GREASER |
| Pond organism |
ALGA |
| Pre-closing bell excitement |
RALLY |
| Put a new layer in, as a jacket |
RELINED |
| QB protectors |
RGS |
| R.E.M. frontman Michael |
STIPE |
| Renoir output |
ARTE |
| Representatives |
AGENTS |
| Restraint |
LIMITER |
| Rev.'s address |
SER |
| Rip off |
STEAL |
| Road race challenge |
ESS |
| Saudi neighbor |
QATARI |
| Sense of unity among apples? |
ESPRITDECORE |
| Sheryl Crow's "__ Wanna Do" |
ALLI |
| Singer Tori |
AMOS |
| Skip over, as ads |
ZAP |
| Smitten |
ENAMORED |
| Social psychology pioneer Solomon |
ASCH |
| Spiral pasta |
ROTINI |
| Straighten out |
UNTANGLE |
| Syrian president |
ASSAD |
| Take the pulpit |
PREACH |
| Tease |
JEST |
| Tease |
RIB |
| Terrible night's sleep? |
LAYMISERABLES |
| Test |
TRIALRUN |
| They may have soft shoulders |
ROADS |
| Thin fastener |
BRAD |
| Triumphs |
WINS |
| Try to catch up |
HUSTLE |
| TV image fluctuations |
JITTER |
| Uncouth one |
OAF |
| Vacation souvenir |
TAN |
| Workbench tool |
VISE |
| Zen enlightenment |
SATORI |
| [Gasp!] |
OHNO |
| __ finish |
PHOTO |
