| ''Abracadabra!'' equivalent |
PRESTO |
| ''Desperate Housewives'' role |
BREE |
| ''Gunsmoke'' star |
ARNESS |
| ''Sour grapes'' storyteller |
AESOP |
| ''Tosca'' highlight |
ARIA |
| ''__ la Douce'' |
IRMA |
| 40% of a full house |
PAIR |
| Academic URL ender |
EDU |
| Air-safety org. |
FAA |
| Anjou alternative |
BOSC |
| Army drill instructor, often: Abbr. |
SSGT |
| Atkins acolyte |
DIETER |
| Back-to-school event |
SALE |
| Beat |
SPENT |
| Better than fair |
GOOD |
| Bodega |
GROCERY |
| Business-envelope abbreviation |
ATTN |
| Butterfingers' exclamation |
OOPS |
| Camden Yards player |
ORIOLE |
| Chignon affixer |
HAIRPIN |
| Chooses, with ''for'' |
OPTS |
| Clinton or Kennedy: Abbr. |
SEN |
| College in Troy, NY |
RPI |
| Composer Schifrin |
LALO |
| Cosby/Culp series |
ISPY |
| Crisis-relief org. |
FEMA |
| Dagwood's dog |
DAISY |
| Diamond judges |
UMPS |
| Diner display |
PIES |
| Dress down |
GIVETHEBUSINESS |
| Drop |
OMIT |
| Eastern French region |
ALSACE |
| Entreaty |
PLEA |
| Essay |
TRY |
| For fear that |
LEST |
| Gibson or Georgie follower |
GIRL |
| Gush |
SPEW |
| Hard to believe |
TALL |