| "1984" author George |
ORWELL |
| "Beloved" novelist Morrison |
TONI |
| "Comin' Thro' the ___" |
RYE |
| "Diction" starter |
PRE |
| "Fifteen Miles on the ___ Canal" |
ERIE |
| "Kapow!" |
BAM |
| "To be honest . . ." |
FRANKLY |
| "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift |
PIPERS |
| 1961, for Barack Obama (Abbr.) |
YOB |
| Abrasive cloth |
EMERY |
| Albanian monetary unit |
LEK |
| Anagram for "shape" |
PHASE |
| Annoying |
IRKSOME |
| Arm wrestler's pride |
BICEP |
| Arranged a release, as from jail |
SPRANG |
| Arrive on shore, in a way |
WASHUP |
| Artist's prop |
EASEL |
| Aviator |
FLIER |
| Banana covering |
PEEL |
| Berth rite? |
SLEEP |
| Binges |
SPREES |
| Bring in a harvest |
REAP |
| Brook |
RILL |
| Butter and jam |
SPREADS |
| Camelhair color |
TAN |
| Cattle identifiers |
BRANDS |
| Cause of a bad trip? |
LSD |
| Certain gemstone |
OPAL |
| Champion's claim |
TITLE |
| Common sense? |
SMELL |
| Crucial |
KEY |
| Dance club equipment |
AMPS |
| Deer family member |
ELK |
| Depicted |
LIMNED |
| Deserving assistance |
NEEDY |
| Draw upon |
USE |
| Drink like a cat |
LAP |
| Eye-opening drink |
BRACER |