| Increases, as the ante |
UPS |
| Indian mystic |
FAKIR |
| Infectious bacteria, briefly |
STAPH |
| Iridescent button material |
NACRE |
| It might be baited with cheese |
RATTRAP |
| Jazz singer Krall |
DIANA |
| Kind of orange |
NAVEL |
| Leave out |
OMIT |
| Like proverbial hen's teeth |
RARE |
| Made a better argument than |
OUTSPOKE |
| Major medical grp |
WHO |
| Mushroomed |
GREW |
| Ods and ennds, e.g |
ERRATA |
| Of utter importance |
VITAL |
| Offering vistas |
SCENIC |
| One with crossed fingers, perhaps |
LIAR |
| Onetime cavalryman |
LANCER |
| Only Bible book that doesn't mention God |
ESTHER |
| Ornamental shrub |
SPIREA |
| Parks who wouldn't take discrimination sitting down |
ROSA |
| Persona non grata among mafiosi |
RAT |
| Polynesian libation |
KAVA |
| Provide storage for forage |
ENSILE |
| Raises children |
REARS |
| Razzle-dazzle |
ECLAT |
| Refreshing things |
NAPS |
| Roman sun god |
SOL |
| Sailor's direction |
AFT |
| Sandcastle mold |
PAIL |
| Santa ___ winds |
ANA |
| Send off |
EMIT |
| Smile-inducing speaker |
WIT |
| This makes ink pink |
PEE |
| Trident-shaped letter |
PSI |
| Uninvited guests |
PARTYCRASHERS |
| Washington ballplayer, affectionately |
NAT |
| William Tell's canton |
URI |
| Word after "break" or "bump" |
INTO |
| Wormer in "Animal House," for one |
DEAN |
