| Method: Abbr |
SYS |
| Monsieur ___ (Jacques Tati role) |
HULOT |
| North African capital |
TUNIS |
| Not new |
USED |
| Not subtle, as humor |
CORNY |
| Nuts and fruit, in part, for squirrels |
DIET |
| Offended |
HURT |
| One set of gifts in 'The 12 Days of Christmas' ... as suggested by the circled squares? |
FIVEGOLDENRINGS |
| Poker targets? |
EMBERS |
| Prefix with present |
OMNI |
| Punched-out parts of paper ballots |
CHADS |
| Quite an achievement |
FEAT |
| Raised above? |
AFORESAID |
| Rebellious region of the Caucasus |
OSSETIA |
| Sauce made with pine nuts |
PESTO |
| Second-highest peak in the Cascades |
SHASTA |
| Seize |
USURP |
| Sellout sign |
SRO |
| Senseless |
DUMB |
| Senseless |
NUMB |
| Sheltered, at sea |
ALEE |
| Shock of hair |
MANE |
| Small dams |
WEIRS |
| Sport not played officially in the Olympics since 1908 |
LACROSSE |
| Stronger and harder |
STEELIER |
| Suggest |
GETAT |
| Sushi fish |
EELS |
| Syllables from Santa |
HOHO |
| Tea type |
PEKOE |
| The Big Apple, for short |
NYC |
| Tour grp |
USO |
| Typesetting direction |
STET |
| Ukraine and others, once: Abbr |
SSRS |
| Via ___ (main street of ancient Rome) |
SACRA |
| Writes as a postscript, say |
ADDS |
| X X X |
CHIS |
| ___ Artois (beer) |
STELLA |
| ___ Perino, George W. Bush's last press secretary |
DANA |
| ___ vie |
EAUDE |
