| Made cheddar better |
AGED |
| Mother of Levi and Judah |
LEAH |
| Nicolas Cage film of '97 |
CONAIR |
| Not rinsed, perhaps |
SOAPY |
| Novel flubs |
ERRATA |
| One type of poll |
EXIT |
| One who keeps things kosher |
RABBI |
| Ones of a kind? |
ACES |
| Parched |
SERE |
| Part of a makeshift swing, perhaps |
TIRE |
| Pelvic bones |
ILIA |
| Pistol projectile |
SLUG |
| Place for a knot |
TREE |
| Polite bloke |
GENT |
| Polite contraction |
MAAM |
| Prize for a mystery |
EDGAR |
| Pursue with passion |
WOO |
| Rickman of ''Galaxy Quest'' |
ALAN |
| Rupee part |
PAISA |
| Setting for ''Newhart'' |
INN |
| She had a ''Tootsie'' role |
GARR |
| Shorten to fit, perhaps |
EDIT |
| Squandered, as a lead |
BLEW |
| Step down |
RESIGNASALEADER |
| STEP IN |
REPLACESOMEONE |
| STEP OUT |
LEAVEFORAMOMENT |
| Step up |
FACEACHALLENGE |
| Store secretly |
STASH |
| Sweater synthetic |
ORLON |
| The recently fired hit it |
ROAD |
| Tour operator |
PGA |
| Type of log |
YULE |
| Warm, in searches |
NEAR |
| Watergate figure |
NIXON |
| What a witness may take |
STAND |
| Word form for ''recent'' |
NEO |
| Word in many college names |
TECH |
| Words with ''the line'' or ''an era'' |
ENDOF |
| Words with roll or tear |
ONA |