| Like a lot |
ADORE |
| List of the best |
TOPTEN |
| Lowly chess pieces |
PAWNS |
| Make docile |
TAME |
| Military Academy locale |
WESTPOINT |
| Military no-show, for short |
AWOL |
| Mr. Kringle |
KRIS |
| Naval Academy locale |
ANNAPOLIS |
| New Haven student |
YALIE |
| Not sleeping |
AWAKE |
| Old saying |
ADAGE |
| Online chuckle |
LOL |
| Outfit for babies |
LAYETTE |
| Performed on stage |
ACTED |
| Pork cut |
LOIN |
| School-kid transporter |
BUS |
| Scuttlebutt |
GOSSIP |
| Self-images |
EGOS |
| Sgts. and cpls |
NCOS |
| Shut forcefully |
SLAM |
| Six o'clock TV broadcast |
NEWS |
| Sloppy |
MESSY |
| Sneeze sound |
ACHOO |
| Steals |
ROBS |
| Stop-sign color |
RED |
| Strongly recommends |
URGES |
| Take a break |
RESTUP |
| Talks on and on |
GABS |
| The __ the limit!'' |
SKYS |
| Tie fabric |
SILK |
| Tight-lipped |
MUM |
| Top poker card |
ACE |
| Top-notch |
AONE |
| Urban renewal target |
SLUM |
| Very knowledgeable |
WISE |
| Voice quality |
TONE |
| Wrestling twosome |
TAGTEAM |
| __ board (manicurist's tool) |
EMERY |
| __ sauce (Chinese condiment) |
SOY |