| A prison stopping short of having drink |
ASTI |
| Article lost in Dutch city can be found in New York |
HARLEM |
| Be embraced by last character with ease, say, one from New Testament |
ZEBEDEE |
| By the sea, bird's lost in ostentation |
PUFF |
| Central American narcotic Sam almost dispensed |
COSTARICAN |
| Character to make rustling noise in expression of admiration |
GEEWHIZ |
| Clumsy mechanic's ham lost in dramatic surroundings |
SCENIC |
| Compartment offering means of escape for bird first? |
PIGEONHOLE |
| Countenance preserving maintaining prestige |
FACESAVING |
| Cowgirl, she abandoned dog |
WELSHCORGI |
| Grandmother's bread, second half turned over |
NANA |
| Heard trainee songwriter |
LERNER |
| Heavenly body going over the lines I'd reportedly followed was out of touch with reality |
STARRYEYED |
| Heaviest hawk that unaspiratedly could possess requisite skills |
HAVEWHATITTAKES |
| In bayou, child had pained expression |
OUCH |