| Massachusetts, e.g., before 1776 |
COLONY |
| Miner's load |
ORE |
| Mishmash |
OLIO |
| New Jersey hoopsters |
NETS |
| Nope's counterpart |
YUP |
| Not live |
TAPED |
| Parachute part |
CORD |
| Parental demand #1 |
GETOFFTHEPHONE |
| Parental demand #2 |
CLEANUPYOURROOM |
| Parental demand #3 |
DOYOURHOMEWORK |
| Part of a Latin 101 conjugation |
AMAT |
| Pharaoh's land |
EGYPT |
| Plays down, as an issue |
SOFTPEDALS |
| Putin's rejection |
NYET |
| Salon job |
PERM |
| Scented pouch |
SACHET |
| Sequoia, for one |
TREE |
| Sets (down) |
LAYS |
| Sharif of film |
OMAR |
| Sheet of ice |
FLOE |
| Shoestring |
LACE |
| Skillful |
ADEPT |
| Sound after a tear is shed |
SNIFF |
| Sport with woods and Woods |
GOLF |
| String ties |
BOLOS |
| Supply-and-demand subj. |
ECON |
| Surgery sites, for short |
ORS |
| Surmounting |
ATOP |
| Synthetic fiber |
ORLON |
| Take a break |
REST |
| Tic-tac-toe win |
OOO |
| Tiny bit |
IOTA |
| Unappetizing food |
GLOP |
| Woe on an observation deck |
ACROPHOBIA |
| Worker with an apron |
GROCER |
| [Isn't he dreamy?!] |
SIGH |
| [Oh, my heavens!] |
GASP |
| ___ favor (please, in Spanish) |
POR |
| ___ Kong |
HONG |