| Like chopsticks |
TAPERED |
| Loser in a '70s landslide |
MCGOVERN |
| Loud and clear |
CLARION |
| Members of a ruling line |
DYNASTS |
| More spiced-up |
RACIER |
| Nice time to tan? |
ETE |
| Not very innocent-looking |
VAMPISH |
| Offering extra traction |
NONSLIP |
| Part of R&D: Abbr |
DEV |
| Pet store array |
CAGES |
| Portland daily, with "The" |
OREGONIAN |
| Post-op stop |
ICU |
| Prudent |
POLITIC |
| Refs' judgments |
TKOS |
| Shudder-inducing nature, in modern slang |
ICKFACTOR |
| Sincerely zealous |
EARNEST |
| Small big-eyed flier |
ELFOWL |
| Soup recipe directive |
SIMMER |
| State bordering a panhandle |
ALABAMA |
| Stemless symbol |
WHOLENOTE |
| Stops vacillating |
OPTS |
| Studio up-and-comer |
STARLET |
| Supports in skullduggery |
ABETS |
| The toe of an Asian "boot" |
OMAN |
| They run between shoulders |
LANES |
| They're often beaten |
EGGS |
| Tiffany glassmaking rival |
LALIQUE |
| Unpleasant blanket |
SMOG |
| Uses as a model |
IMITATES |
| What the "arrant thief" of a moon "snatches from the sun," in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" |
PALEFIRE |
| Where to pick up leaves in bags |
TEASHOP |
| White House spending watchdog org |
OMB |
| Winged undersea mollusk hunter |
EAGLERAY |
| WWII covert org |
OSS |
