| ''Asterisque,'' e.g. |
ETOILE |
| ''Tosca'' or ''Turandot,'' e.g. |
PUCCINIOPERA |
| ''Wait ___ the Sun Shines, Nellie'' |
TIL |
| 1945 summit site |
YALTA |
| 541, in old Rome |
DXLI |
| Acid in proteins |
AMINO |
| Actor Mineo |
SAL |
| Adenauer moniker ''Der ___'' |
ALTE |
| Alas partner |
ALACK |
| Apples you listen to |
IPODS |
| Babes in the woods |
NAIFS |
| Bali ___ |
HAI |
| Bamboo eater |
PANDA |
| Be clad in |
WEAR |
| Bellows-powered parlor player |
PUMPORGAN |
| Belt beeper |
PAGER |
| Big name in planes |
CESSNA |
| Cal. column |
TUE |
| Calvin Trillin piece, perhaps |
ESSAY |
| Choice words |
ORS |
| Clint's ''High Plains Drifter'' co-star |
VERNA |
| Coin flips |
TOSSES |
| Cubbyholes |
NICHES |
| Defoe castaway |
CRUSOE |
| Dome homes |
IGLOOS |
| Double helix material |
DNA |
| Drink noisily |
SLURP |
| Dugong cousin |
MANATEE |
| Dutch painter Jan |
STEEN |
| Expression of contempt |
PSHAW |
| Famous party-giver Perle |
MESTA |
| Frying aid, sometimes |
PEANUTOIL |
| Gibson garnish |
PICKLEDONION |
| God's gatekeeper |
STPETER |
| Goes along with |
ACCEPTS |
| Greek X |
CHI |
| Half a fish |
MAHI |
| Half a fly |
TSE |
