| Forked letter |
WYE |
| Gambia's monetary unit |
DALASI |
| Goes effortlessly |
EASES |
| Have a yearning |
ACHE |
| Helpful, as a tool |
UTILE |
| High card in the deck |
ACE |
| Hostage negotiator's group |
SWATTEAM |
| Iraq's second-largest city |
BASRA |
| Kind of chamber |
ECHO |
| Ladybug's lunch |
APHID |
| Midvoyage |
ASEA |
| Mix, in a way |
STIR |
| Mount Everest locale |
ASIA |
| Move unsteadily, at first |
TODDLE |
| Movie locations |
SETS |
| Muddy up |
ROIL |
| Norse literary collection |
EDDA |
| Numerical ending, sometimes |
ETH |
| Political doctrines |
ISMS |
| Practiced person |
ADEPT |
| Pro ___ |
RATA |
| Puzzle with a quote |
ACROSTIC |
| Rice University athletes |
OWLS |
| Roster of names |
ROTA |
| Ski lift |
TBAR |
| Soft vowel sound |
SCHWA |
| Source of pressure |
PEER |
| Sports-channel award |
ESPY |
| Stage construction |
SET |
| Swimmer's practice |
LAPS |
| They digest bacteria |
WHITEBLOODCELLS |
| Toothpaste ad come-on |
WHITERTHANWHITE |
| Towel material |
TERRY |
| Type of angel |
SERAPH |
| Type of illusion |
OPTICAL |
| Whodunit item |
CLUE |
| Within the hour |
SOON |
| ___-de-camp |
AIDE |
