| Not quite the most dominant |
BETA |
| Not the best composer in the world |
SALIERI |
| One of three ships |
PINTA |
| Plants that soothe sunburns |
ALOES |
| Poets who focus on praising verses |
ODISTS |
| Political talk show guest |
PUNDIT |
| Quality given by pep pills |
ALERTNESS |
| Rapidly shrinking Asian sea |
ARAL |
| Reason to look (or hide your eyes) at the beach |
SPEEDOS |
| Rising and falling |
TIDAL |
| Rocket material? |
SNOT |
| Sagarmatha, to the Nepalese |
EVEREST |
| Saw eye to eye regarding |
AGREEDON |
| School whose mascot is Bruin Bear |
UCLA |
| Sign of sarcasm? |
AIRQUOTES |
| Solitary |
LONE |
| Spot in the water |
ISLET |
| They get laced |
SHOESTRINGS |
| They may be tax-deductible |
IRAS |
| They may have special entrances in hosps. |
ERS |
| They're taken by jrs. |
PSATS |
| Tide types |
NEAPS |
| Title for Italian monks |
FRA |
| Transgress |
SIN |
| Undertaker, usually |
BURIER |
| Vital sign of sorts |
PULSE |
| Vox ___ |
POPULI |
| What some people do "once and for all" |
SETTLEIT |
| When doubled, a "Rain Man" song |
IKO |
| Without any more need for payback |
EVEN |
| Word in a tabloid's title |
ENQUIRER |
| Words used when hailing |
LONGLIVE |
| ___ Gay (famous flier) |
ENOLA |
| ___ rage |
ROID |
