| "Able was I ___ I ..." |
ERE |
| "Ars ___ artis" |
GRATIA |
| "Dined" partner |
WINED |
| "Farewell, mon ami" |
ADIEU |
| "This ride is great!" |
WHEE |
| "Want to grab a bite?" |
HUNGRY |
| Activating, as a fuse |
ARMING |
| Added inches |
GREW |
| Airport limo driver's concern, briefly |
ETA |
| Alfred who coined the term "inferiority complex" |
ADLER |
| Almost failing grade |
DEE |
| Arabian Gulf port |
ADEN |
| Archaeological layers |
STRATA |
| Athens' rival of yore |
SPARTA |
| Attracted a trooper, maybe |
SPED |
| Barely making it (with "out") |
EKING |
| Beatles tune "___ Love You" |
PSI |
| Boxing ring encloser |
ROPE |
| Bread type |
RYE |
| Brie or feta |
CHEESE |
| Centimeter-gram-second unit of work |
ERG |
| Colored portion of the eye |
IRIS |
| Commemorative for Billie Joe |
ODE |
| Common article |
THE |
| Concealed, informally |
DOGGO |
| Confidential matter |
SECRET |
| Convent heads |
ABBESSES |
| Costa ___, Calif |
MESA |
| Creature in the woods |
DEER |
| Cries of excitement |
OHS |
| Dijon thirst-quencher |
EAU |
| Exam sans pencils |
ORAL |
| Exchange for money |
REDEEM |
| Feline |
CAT |
| Flashback drug |
LSD |
| Fruity-smelling compound |
ESTER |
| George Harrison's "All Those Years ___" |
AGO |
| Get taller |
GROW |
| Gone to glory |
DEAD |