| Lion prey |
GNUS |
| Lowest in fat |
LEANEST |
| Mineral with high carbon content |
ANTHACITE |
| Model behavior |
POSING |
| N.L. East team |
ATL |
| N.L. West team |
ARI |
| Never, to Nietzsche |
NIE |
| North Sea feeder |
ELBE |
| Ones who may annoy hoi polloi |
SNOBS |
| Pops |
PAS |
| Pretense |
AIRS |
| Prime minister who gave his name to an article of clothing |
NEHU |
| Promises to pay |
IOUS |
| Props used in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' |
NOOSES |
| Regular in Judd Apatow comedies |
SETHOGEN |
| Religious retreat |
ASHAM |
| Rice quarters |
DORM |
| Sheer, informally |
SEETHU |
| Smash hits: Abbr |
HRS |
| Some pokers |
AWLS |
| Spill |
TRIP |
| Spill |
TUMBLE |
| State that is home to the Natl. Teachers Hall of Fame |
KAN |
| Subject of the Final Jeopardy! question that knocked out Ken Jennings after a record 74 wins ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
HARBLOCK |
| Suitable company? |
ARMANI |
| Tante's husband |
ONCLE |
| Teammate of Robinson of the 1940s-'50s Dodgers |
REESE |
| Test subj |
DNA |
| Texans are part of it, for short |
NFL |
| Those created equal, per Jefferson |
ALLMEN |
| Ticket info |
ROW |
| Tinseltown terrier |
ASTA |
| Tiny fraction of time: Abbr |
NSEC |
| Verb ending? |
OSE |
| Veteran |
SEASONED |
| William Steig book on which a hit 2001 film was based |
SHEK |
| Wing: Abbr |
ADDN |
| Winter jaunt |
SLEIGHIDE |