| Birthplace of Christ |
BETHLEHEM |
| Dam |
MOTHER |
| District of New York |
HARLEM |
| Eg, Ness |
LOCH |
| Exclamation attracting attention |
AHEM |
| Figure of speech |
METAPHOR |
| Go quickly (archaic) |
HIE |
| H |
AITCH |
| Ignoble lead character |
ANTIHERO |
| It forces one-way motion |
RATCHET |
| Not allowing gas to pass |
AIRTIGHT |
| Number of times N appears in this completed grid |
THREE |
| Prickly, problematic |
THORNY |
