| "'Twas the ___ before Christmas ..." |
NIGHT |
| "It's ___ time!" |
ABOUT |
| "Live with it" |
TOUGH |
| "Whoops!" |
YIKES |
| Abstract style of the '60s |
OPART |
| Advice |
TIPS |
| Agricultural business |
FARM |
| Alias for H. H. Munro |
SAKI |
| Alligatorlike reptile |
CAIMAN |
| Amphibians |
EFTS |
| Aptly named fruit |
UGLI |
| Awkward, stupid person |
OAF |
| Baby's quiet times |
NAPS |
| Bad ___ (German spa) |
EMS |
| Barcelona's country |
SPAIN |
| Best man's offering |
TOAST |
| Bit of burlesque |
SKIT |
| Black or fire gem |
OPAL |
| Busy person's list heading |
TODO |
| Capital on the Caspian |
BAKU |
| Cathedral section |
APSE |
| Chromosomal alteration |
MUTATION |
| Clothing closure |
SEAM |
| Completely |
FROMTHEGROUNDUP |
| Concluding musical section |
CODA |
| Correspond, grammatically |
AGREE |
| Cowpoke event |
RODEO |
| Cruel person |
OGRE |
| Cuddly looking Australian |
KOALA |
| Cummerbund features |
PLEATS |
| Dancer's woe |
TRIP |
| Degree candidate's exam |
ORAL |
| Eye topper |
LASH |
| Fabricated |
MADE |
| Fails to mention |
OMITS |
| Financial burden |
DEBT |
| First word of a letter |
DEAR |
| Follows prey stealthily |
STALKS |
| Forbidden things |
TABOOS |
