| Needing replenishment |
LOW |
| Not playing one's best |
OFF |
| One approaching a hearse |
PALLBEARER |
| One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" |
OLGA |
| Opera song sung while in the spotlight |
ARIA |
| Opposite of gush |
OOZE |
| Org. for former Brownies, once |
GSA |
| Oscars host MacFarlane |
SETH |
| Perfection standard |
IDEAL |
| Pesters constantly |
NAGS |
| Pinot ___ (dry red wine) |
NOIR |
| Pitches between innings? |
ADS |
| Popular tax shelter |
IRA |
| Present at birth? |
GIFTOFLIFE |
| Pro foe |
ANTI |
| Schmooze online |
CHAT |
| Solemn vow |
OATH |
| Stampede group |
HERD |
| Summer cooler |
FAN |
| Thing sold in half sizes |
SHOE |
| Tolkien being |
ELF |
| Traditional piercing site |
EAR |
| Tried to get elected |
RAN |
| Trout tempter |
LURE |
| Turkish coins |
LIRAS |
| Type of bran or meal |
OAT |
| Unit at Harvard |
CREDITHOUR |
| Wart-covered creature |
TOAD |
| Well-read folks |
LITERATI |
| What many a pop song has |
HOOK |
| Where a small queen resides |
HIVE |
| William the apple-splitting sharpshooter |
TELL |
| Woes, as of the world |
ILLS |
| Yank's Civil War foe |
REB |
| ___ and shine! |
RISE |
| ___ broche (cooked on a skewer) |
ALA |
| ___ Kong |
HONG |
| ___ of commission (unavailable) |
OUT |
| ___ up (relaxes) |
EASES |
