| ''Absolutely Fabulous'' character |
EDINA |
| ''Paradise Lost'' character |
SATAN |
| ''Star Wars'' director |
LUCAS |
| ''We want ___!'' (baseball fans' chant) |
AHIT |
| ''Wreck'' or ''car'' preceder |
RENTA |
| A sudden numbing dread |
PALL |
| Accordion component |
REED |
| Alter to make better |
AMEND |
| Be taken with |
ADORE |
| Become edible, in a way |
RIPEN |
| Big name in cosmetics |
ESTEE |
| Blade of yore |
SNEE |
| Bologna buck |
EURO |
| Brandy-based drinks |
STINGERS |
| Bump on a log, e.g. |
NODE |
| Chip off the old urn? |
SHARD |
| Company's alternative to bankruptcy |
SALE |
| Conserve |
SAVE |
| Cowell's show, familiarly |
IDOL |
| Cream of the crop |
ELITE |
| Dieter's bane |
SWEETS |
| Eggnog enhancement |
NUTMEG |
| Electric stun gun |
TASER |
| Eye unsubtly |
OGLE |
| Father of basketball |
NAISMITH |
| Fay's role in ''King Kong'' |
ANN |
| Fever fit |
AGUE |
| Fight card listing |
EVENT |
| Fine steed |
ARAB |
| Fish market feature |
ODOR |
| Followed unobserved |
TAILED |
| Formicary member |
ANT |
| Friend in need |
ALLY |
| Gape producer |
AWE |
| Gradually decrease |
WANE |
| Grammy winner Lauper |
CYNDI |
| Gregarious get-together |
SOCIALGATHERING |
| Hardens |
STEELS |
