| Monkey relatives |
APES |
| Moved quickly |
SPED |
| Neck of the woods |
AREA |
| Not as much |
LESS |
| Notions |
IDEAS |
| On a diet, perhaps |
CUTTINGCALORIES |
| Orange __ tea |
PEKOE |
| Pager sounds |
BEEPS |
| Place to swim at a motel |
POOL |
| Post-verdict legal tactic |
APPEAL |
| Projectionist's spool |
REEL |
| Recede |
EBB |
| Religious groups |
SECTS |
| Royal order |
EDICT |
| S&L cash sources |
ATMS |
| Scratch target |
ITCH |
| Sheltered spot |
NOOK |
| Singer Horne |
LENA |
| Smart-mouthed |
SASSY |
| Sneeze sound |
ACHOO |
| Something taboo |
NONO |
| Speak |
UTTER |
| Sudden fright |
PANIC |
| Summit |
ACME |
| Three-piece suit part |
VEST |
| Tree fluid |
SAP |
| Unruly kids |
BRATS |
| Up at night, as owls |
NOCTURNAL |
| Vampire writer Rice |
ANNE |
| Venice waterway |
CANAL |
| Villainous look |
SNEER |
| Walks back and forth |
PACES |
| Wide belt |
SASH |
| Wide-eyed |
AGOG |
| Yale students |
ELIS |
| Young deer |
FAWN |
| Yuletide decoration ritual |
TRIMMINGTHETREE |
| __ Major (Big Dipper) |
URSA |
| __ sanctum |
INNER |