| June to September, in India |
MONSOONSEASON |
| Last word of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' |
BRAVE |
| Lena of stage and screen |
HORNE |
| Like sheer fabric or sautéed onions |
TRANSLUCENT |
| Looked at |
EYED |
| Lovers' quarrel |
SPAT |
| Maureen Dowd pieces |
OPEDS |
| Novelist ___ Stanley Gardner |
ERLE |
| Old Testament book |
HOSEA |
| Ophthalmologist's concern |
RETINA |
| Penny |
CENT |
| Philanderer |
ROUE |
| Porker's sound |
OINK |
| Psyched |
EAGER |
| Required school purchase, maybe |
TEXTBOOK |
| Resin used in incense |
ELEMI |
| Rows |
OARS |
| Samuel on the Supreme Court |
ALITO |
| Secretary |
WRITINGDESK |
| Sinus specialist, briefly |
ENT |
| Some doorways |
INS |
| Stalemate |
DRAW |
| Store in a cask, say |
AGE |
| Stubborn |
ORNERY |
| Synthetic fabric |
RAYON |
| Territory east of Alaska |
YUKON |
| The family in the 2009 best seller 'This Family of Mine' |
GOTTI |
| They can take a pounding |
NAILS |
| Throws a tantrum |
ERUPTS |
| Thumb-to-forefinger signal |
AOK |
| TV drama set in the D.C. area |
NCIS |
| Ugly Duckling, eventually |
SWAN |
| Use friendly persuasion |
COAX |
| What Velcro may substitute for |
LACES |
| Whiskey variety |
RYE |
| ___ pedal (guitar accessory) |
WAH |
| ___-cone |
SNO |
| ___-roaring |
RIP |