| 'The Da Vinci Code' (2006) director |
RONHOWARD |
| 'Three Sisters' sister |
OLGA |
| 2 Columbus Circle, some say |
EYESORE |
| 2nd or reverse |
GEAR |
| 8-Down, publicly |
OUT |
| Act |
DEED |
| Barbecue leftovers? |
ASHES |
| Be a go-between |
LIAISE |
| Big name in matchmaking |
YENTE |
| Boxer's necktie? |
LEASH |
| Certain G.I. |
NCO |
| Character in shorts |
DAISYDUKE |
| Clinton, from NY |
SEN |
| Comparative ending |
IER |
| Conservative politician who wrote 'Gandhi: Ninny of the 20th Century' |
RALPHREED |
| Court decision |
LET |
| Decade divs. |
YRS |
| DJ's transitions |
SEGUES |
| Enteric bacteria |
ECOLI |
| Even so |
YET |
| Exploited, slangily |
SCREWED |
| Fictional vampire |
LESTAT |
| Formed a union |
WEDDED |
| Former Baath house? |
IRAQ |
| Fortune magazine named it 'America's Most Innovative Company' from 1996 to 2000 |
ENRON |
| Free |
SETLOOSE |
| Gas on The Strip |
NEON |
| Go by |
ELAPSE |
| Half a sitcom send-off |
NANU |
| Hans Blix, e.g. |
SWEDE |
| Hem's partner |
HAW |
| Honored academic retiree |
EMERITUS |
| Indian author Santha Rama ___ |
RAU |
| Informal café |
BISTRO |
| Insult to grandma |
OLDBAG |
| Just as good |
NOWORSE |
| Just beat |
EDGE |
| Kyoto entertainer |
GEISHA |
| Lay position at 55-Down |
CEO |
