| Kind of excuse |
LAME |
| Knight's protection |
ARMOR |
| Lake in Nevada and California |
TAHOE |
| Let the cat out of the bag |
TOLD |
| Loft filler |
HAY |
| Milne creation |
POOH |
| Mr. Hyde, e.g. |
ALTEREGO |
| Muscle Beach dudes |
HEMEN |
| Nature lovers, e.g. (Var.) |
ESTHETES |
| Norway's patron saint |
OLAV |
| Off-mike comments |
ASIDES |
| Old-time anesthetic |
ETHER |
| Plaid pattern |
TARTAN |
| Porgy's love |
BESS |
| Psalm-singer's text |
HYMNAL |
| Requirement |
NEED |
| River to the Baltic |
ODER |
| Saddle irritation |
SORE |
| Santa in California |
CLARA |
| Sicilian volcano |
ETNA |
| Sign of boredom |
SNORE |
| Sitarist Shankar |
RAVI |
| Skull and crossbones holder |
SPAR |
| Soprano Scotto or Tebaldi |
RENATA |
| Sugary suffix |
OSE |
| Take apart |
UNDO |
| Tammany's Tweed |
BOSS |
| Telemarketer's aim |
SALE |
| This may be enough |
ONCE |
| Tools for handymen |
RATCHETS |
| Transitory things |
EPHEMERA |
| Understood by few |
ESOTERIC |
| Vacationing, e.g. |
AWAY |
| Valentine's Day visitor |
EROS |
| Woody's son |
ARLO |
| Working class member |
PROLE |
| Yoked sight |
TEAM |
