| ''Am not'' rebuttal |
ARESO |
| ''If all __ fails . . .'' |
ELSE |
| Accelerator or brake |
PEDAL |
| Alternative to suspenders |
BELT |
| Angry dog's sound |
GRR |
| Artist's cap |
BERET |
| Barnyard oinkers |
PIGS |
| BASHFUL |
SHY |
| Bend down |
STOOP |
| Betting ratio |
ODDS |
| Biblical boat |
ARK |
| Break in relations |
RIFT |
| CEO's ''Right now!'' |
ASAP |
| Chatter endlessly |
GAB |
| Chianti or Chablis |
WINE |
| Clever maneuver |
PLOY |
| Coffee-to-go topper |
LID |
| Cutlet meat |
VEAL |
| Cyberspace message |
EMAIL |
| Declare untrue |
DENY |
| Detective's lead |
CLUE |
| Do some fact-finding |
RESEARCH |
| Egypt's capital |
CAIRO |
| Electricity in a storm |
BOLTOFLIGHTNING |
| Entertain |
AMUSE |
| Eye-color area |
IRIS |
| Fishing-rod attachment |
REEL |
| Globe's shape |
SPHERE |
| Graceful bird |
SWAN |
| Have __ (order Budweiser, perhaps) |
ABEER |
| High-style |
CHIC |
| Historical times |
ERAS |
| Hope-chest wood |
CEDAR |
| Hospital crisis areas: Abbr |
ERS |
| Hot herbal drink |
TEA |
| Huggable, as a teddy bear |
CUDDLY |
| Internet access co |
AOL |
| Just hanging around |
IDLE |
| Keep one's __ on (stay calm) |
SHIRT |
