| Kimono closer |
OBI |
| Lariat |
ROPE |
| Loony |
DAFT |
| Matterhorn et al |
ALPS |
| Midwest state |
OHIO |
| On the schedule |
SLOTTED |
| Pirouette pivot |
TOE |
| Recedes |
EBBS |
| Recognized |
KNEW |
| Roast cut |
RUMP |
| Rose's love, on stage |
ABIE |
| Rowing need |
OAR |
| Russian space station |
MIR |
| Say you're sorry |
APOLOGIZE |
| Sink, as the 8-ball |
POCKET |
| Sleeping |
ABED |
| State |
DECLARE |
| Stone |
ROCK |
| Switch places? |
ONS |
| Tatters |
RAGS |
| Tavern |
PUB |
| The Left |
LIBERALS |
| Theda of silents |
BARA |
| Took the challenge |
DARED |
| Took to court |
SUED |
| Touch |
ABUT |
| Track star Zatopek |
EMIL |
| Unspoken 'alas' |
SIGH |
| URL suffix |
COM |
| Veep under Coolidge |
DAWES |
| Venetian who visited China |
MARCOPOLO |
| Wobbled |
TEETERED |