| Moments, for short |
SECS |
| Mountain route |
PASS |
| Mule's mom |
MARE |
| Mythical first lady on Mt. Olympus |
HERA |
| Neither's tagalong |
NOR |
| Not confident |
UNSURE |
| Nuclear reactor part |
CORE |
| Of grand proportions |
EPIC |
| Outlet unit |
STORE |
| Paleo- opposite |
NEO |
| Phrase of explanation |
IDEST |
| Picketer's replacement |
SCAB |
| Pillow coverings |
SHAMS |
| Planned schedule |
AGENDA |
| Poetry Muse |
ERATO |
| Present for the teacher? |
HERE |
| Rain-deprived |
ARID |
| Recess at St. Peter's |
APSE |
| Red October or the Nautilus |
SUB |
| Ripped |
TORE |
| Rose protector |
THORN |
| Sea that parted during the Exodus |
RED |
| Secret repository |
CACHE |
| Ship of Greek myth |
ARGO |
| Small Pacific salmon |
COHOE |
| South American republic |
PERU |
| Sullen expression |
MOUE |
| Swirling effect |
EDDY |
| The cornea covers it |
IRIS |
| They have subsidiaries |
PARENTCOMPANIES |
| Treat shabbily |
USE |
| Unspoken, as an understanding |
TACIT |
| Up-front poker money |
ANTE |
| Use the unsharpened end |
ERASE |
| Valley in California |
NAPA |
| Was a seamstress |
SEWED |
| Winter hazard |
SNOW |
| Word between two surnames |
NEE |