| Negotiator's success |
DONEDEAL |
| Nonpayer's risk |
REPO |
| Oktoberfest dance |
POLKA |
| Opt for |
ELECT |
| Optimistic feeling |
HOPE |
| Own up to |
ADMIT |
| Pennsylvania port |
ERIE |
| Picturesque cave |
GROTTO |
| Place to build |
SITE |
| Put to use |
APPLY |
| Puts forth, as effort |
EXERTS |
| Quitting time for many |
FIVE |
| Ranch visitor |
DUDE |
| Rascal |
SLYDOG |
| Red Muppet |
ELMO |
| Rude awakening |
JOLT |
| Rug rats |
TOTS |
| Sale disclaimer |
ASIS |
| Seem to be |
APPEAR |
| Shaving-cream soother |
ALOE |
| Ship captain's concern |
CREW |
| Ship captain's concern |
TIDES |
| Smoothed out |
IRONED |
| Sovereign |
RULER |
| Stage whispers |
ASIDES |
| Syringe, for short |
HYPO |
| Tarot card dealers |
SEERS |
| To-do |
STIR |
| Up to, for short |
TIL |
| Venerable game-show host |
SAJAK |
| Warplane maneuver |
DIVE |
| Wearing, with ''in'' |
CLAD |
| Weather forecast |
ISOLATEDSHOWERS |
| What collections might collect |
DUST |
| Whom cardinals choose |
POPES |
| Wound up costing |
RANTO |
| __-European languages |
INDO |