| Hot springs locale |
SPA |
| Initial progress on a tough problem |
TOEHOLD |
| Less adulterated |
PURER |
| Little, in Lille |
PEU |
| Lubricated |
OILED |
| Majestic summer time? |
AUGUSTAUGUST |
| Managed, with 'out' |
EKED |
| Mess up |
BOTCH |
| One in the legislative biz |
POL |
| Onetime Dodges |
OMNIS |
| Opened just a crack |
AJAR |
| Place for a barbecue |
PATIO |
| Proverb |
ADAGE |
| Pub drinks |
ALES |
| Purposes of commas |
PAUSES |
| Really big show |
EXPO |
| Retired fliers, for short |
SSTS |
| Search party |
POSSE |
| Solar emissions |
RAYS |
| Some I.R.A.'s, informally |
ROTHS |
| Spinks or Trotsky |
LEON |
| State fund-raiser |
LOTTO |
| Stave off |
AVERT |
| Sudden jump |
START |
| Sunday newspaper color feature |
COMIC |
| Swindles |
CONS |
| Threaded fastener |
TNUT |
| TV cabinet |
CONSOLE |
| Underworld boss |
DON |
| Used a broom |
SWEPT |
| Victim of a prank |
DUPE |
| W.W. II arena |
ETO |
| Warsaw refinement? |
POLISHPOLISH |
| Way to the top of a mountain |
SKITOW |
| When a plane should get in: Abbr. |
ETA |
| Wisecrack |
JOKE |
| Words said on the way out the door |
IMOFF |
| ___ avis (unusual one) |
RARA |
