| ''Chicago'' star Richard |
GERE |
| ''Do the Right Thing'' director |
LEE |
| ''Feliz ___ Nuevo!'' (''Happy New Year!'') |
ANO |
| ''I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy'' composer |
COHAN |
| ''Present'' and ''potent'' leader |
OMNI |
| Aerie newborn |
EAGLET |
| Apr. workhorse |
CPA |
| Area of early civilization |
FERTILECRESCENT |
| Attila, notably |
HUN |
| Avoiding interest charges |
PAYINGINFULL |
| Brit's air force |
RAF |
| British rule over India |
RAJ |
| Bustling activity |
ADO |
| Camel cousin |
ALPACA |
| Canada's capital |
OTTAWA |
| Cheddar cracker |
CHEEZIT |
| Columnist Kaufman |
MARGO |
| Early Mexico inhabitant |
OLMEC |
| Eat beaver-style |
GNAW |
| Egyptian Christian |
COPT |
| Eliminate more squeaks |
REOIL |
| Elusive creature of Nepal |
YETI |
| Essential oil from flowers (Var.) |
ATAR |
| Exemplar of lightness |
FEATHER |
| First-rate |
AONE |
| Fling with force |
HURL |
| French city known for silk |
LYON |
| Give a hard time to |
HASSLE |
| Impulse |
URGE |
| It looks good on paper |
INK |
| It may be tapped out at sea |
SOS |
| King Carlos |
JUAN |
| Large quantities of laughter, e.g. |
GALES |
| Like Gabriel |
ANGELIC |
| Magi's interest |
STAR |
| Mary Lou the gymnast |
RETTON |
| Mitigating |
EASING |
| Monetary unit of Japan |
SEN |
| Moonshine holder |
JUG |
