| In a good mood |
UPBEAT |
| Just out of the box |
NEW |
| Like a gentleman's agreement |
ORAL |
| Like overused muscles |
ACHY |
| Local, to a collegian |
TOWNIE |
| Louisiana backwater |
BAYOU |
| Man responsible for many couples |
NOAH |
| Master's follower |
PHD |
| Naval blockade enforcers |
GUNBOATS |
| One lacking in pigment |
ALBINO |
| One who'll put you in your place |
USHER |
| One whose working days are numbered? |
OPERATOR |
| Orange or apple |
TREE |
| Oscar winner Wiest |
DIANNE |
| Passionate about |
INTO |
| Pinch, as pie crust |
CRIMP |
| Prefix with "pedic" or "dontic" |
ORTHO |
| Red Sea peninsula |
SINAI |
| Resort city near Lake Tahoe |
RENO |
| Right this second |
HEREANDNOW |
| Rocky mountain peaks |
TORS |
| Rugs from Sweden |
RYAS |
| Something underfoot? |
SOLE |
| Sorvino who acts |
MIRA |
| Spread liberally |
SMEARED |
| Stocking type |
NYLON |
| Taking to court |
SUING |
| The best and the brightest |
ELITE |
| Turf claimers |
GANG |
| Very soon |
ANYTIMENOW |
| Way to read or think |
ALOUD |
| Weightlifting maneuver |
SNATCH |
| Whimsical garden fixture |
GNOME |
| Word often ignored in indexing |
THE |
| Word with bug or green |
EYED |
| Word with cafe or film |
NOIR |
| ___ out a living (barely got by) |
EKED |
