| ''... and seven years ___'' |
AGO |
| ''Five Women'' author Jaffe |
RONA |
| ''I ___ Parade'' |
LOVEA |
| ''Messiah,'' for one |
ORATORIO |
| ''Portnoy's Complaint'' author |
ROTH |
| ... |
ELLIPSIS |
| A load of gossip |
EARFUL |
| Actors handle them |
PROPS |
| Addison's writing partner |
STEELE |
| Art of verse |
POESY |
| Ballet move with bended knees |
PLIE |
| Battery size |
AAA |
| Better |
ENHANCE |
| Canal of song |
ERIE |
| Capital near Lillehammer |
OSLO |
| Charlie of the Rolling Stones |
WATTS |
| Concord |
HARMONY |
| Confidence games |
SCAMS |
| Constitutional guarantee |
RIGHTTOBEARARMS |
| Cooped-up female? |
HEN |
| D'Urbervilles miss |
TESS |
| Darned spot? |
TOE |
| Determine judicially |
TRY |
| Displayed sudden interest, in a way |
SATUP |
| Doctored photo? |
XRAY |
| Dough |
MOOLA |
| Emotional request |
PLEA |
| Expensive car trips? |
TOWS |
| Express verbally |
UTTER |
| Grammarian's concern, perhaps |
PERFECTTENSE |
| Grp. that whistled ''Dixie''? |
CSA |
| Hidden supply |
STASH |
| If you make this, there can be no possible change |
EXACTPAYMENT |
| Imp's opposite |
ANGEL |
| In and of itself |
PERSE |
| In the beaver state? |
EAGER |
| Indochinese republic |
LAOS |
| It may have a cross to bear |
ALTAR |
| It's better than never? |
LATE |