| Island nation in the Pacific |
KIRIBATI |
| Jargon suffix |
ESE |
| Jessica of 'Sin City' |
ALBA |
| Karrie Webb's org |
LPGA |
| Laila of the ring |
ALI |
| Lex Luthor's henchman |
OTIS |
| Like a tearjerker |
SAD |
| Like guitar strings, often |
TAUT |
| Like rain forests |
LUSH |
| Like the swankiest hotels |
FIVESTAR |
| Listening to Muzak, maybe |
ONHOLD |
| Mine output |
ORE |
| Moody's top rating |
AAA |
| Navajo home |
HOGAN |
| No Einstein |
NITWIT |
| One bit |
ATALL |
| Possible puppet |
SOCK |
| Praiseful pieces |
ODES |
| Present time, poetically |
NONCE |
| Preserves preserver |
JAR |
| Rigel's constellation |
ORION |
| Rolling in it |
RICH |
| Science journalist Kolata |
GINA |
| Some birthday performers |
CLOWNS |
| Source of zest |
LIME |
| Stole, as gasoline |
SIPHONED |
| Three-nation pact signed in 1994, briefly |
NAFTA |
| Told on, with 'out' |
RATTED |
| Tour-bus occupant |
ROADIE |
| Twelve ___ ('Gone With the Wind' plantation) |
OAKS |
| Unspecific |
VAGUE |
| V-formation group |
GEESE |
| What a difficult task may require |
HERCULEANEFFORT |
| What similarly charged magnetic poles do |
REPEL |
| Winter-forecast datum |
LOW |
| Word before lights or pay |
HAZARD |
| ___ idol |
TEEN |
| ___ Romeo |
ALFA |
