| ". . . for a ___ pittance" |
MERE |
| "Aah!" accompanier |
OOH |
| "I had to visit my sick aunt," e.g |
ALIBI |
| '40s bomb site |
HIROSHIMA |
| Actor M. ___ Walsh |
EMMET |
| Advise strongly |
URGE |
| Agent of Uncle Sam (Abbr.) |
FED |
| Asia's direction, on many maps |
EAST |
| Banquet coffeepot |
URN |
| Based on base eight |
OCTAL |
| Bats flies? |
SWATS |
| Body art, slangily |
TATS |
| Bolt fastener |
NUT |
| Bouquet receptacle |
VASE |
| Bread spread |
MARGARINE |
| Breathtaking part of a sentence? |
COMMA |
| Brewery fixture |
OAST |
| Call forth |
EVOKE |
| Capital city on the Aare |
BERNE |
| Caps on the Clyde |
TAMS |
| Cat's scratcher |
CLAW |
| Cheap pipe material |
COB |
| Cheerios grain |
OAT |
| Closed the door rudely |
SLAM |
| Competitive kind of personality |
TYPEA |
| Completely closed, as a door |
SHUT |
| Convent denizen |
NUN |
| Costa del Sol attraction |
PLAYA |
| Currency of Iran |
RIAL |
| Derek Jeter solves puzzles using . . |
YANKEEINGENUITY |
| Detach by tearing |
UNRIP |
| Disappear gradually |
EVANESCE |
| Drop out, in poker |
FOLD |
| Eli Manning's broad jump reminds one of a . . |
GIANTKANGAROO |
| Far from worthless |
UTILE |
| Find a purpose for |
USE |
| Floral perfume |
ATTAR |
| Greek god of war |
ARES |
| Gushing flattery |
SMARM |
