| ''Delta of Venus'' author Anais |
NIN |
| ''Sorry to say . . .'' |
SADLY |
| ''The Stranger'' writer Albert |
CAMUS |
| '70s defense secretary Melvin |
LAIRD |
| 1867 purchase for a little over $7 million |
ALASKA |
| 1950s battleground |
KOREA |
| 2002 Tom Hanks/Leonardo DiCaprio movie |
CATCHMEIFYOUCAN |
| 401(k) participant |
SAVER |
| A whole bunch |
MUCH |
| Actor Stephen |
REA |
| Adversity |
HARDKNOCKS |
| Air conditioner alternative |
SWAMPCOOLER |
| Alan of ''Shane'' |
LADD |
| Also-ran in an Aesop fable |
HARE |
| Analogous |
AKIN |
| Barely enough |
SCANT |
| Basketball and TV star from LSU |
ONEAL |
| Big bang producer |
NITRO |
| Blows it |
ERRS |
| Bonkers |
GAGA |
| Boy Scout groups |
TROOPS |
| Break in the action |
HIATUS |
| Bug |
IRK |
| Burlesque bit |
SKIT |
| Calligrapher's fine points? |
NIBS |
| Calligraphy aid |
FOUNTAINPEN |
| Captain of the Pequod |
AHAB |
| Chaucer piece |
TALE |
| Chesapeake bay? |
WOOF |
| Come from behind |
RALLY |
| Come to terms |
AGREE |
| Creole vegetable |
OKRA |
| Difficult to grasp |
INTANGIBLE |
| Eye openers |
ALARMS |
| Feature of a birthday suit |
SKIN |
| Film detective played by Peter Lorre |
MRMOTO |
| Flooded |
AWASH |
| Food Network host Sandra |
LEE |
| Forearm bone |
ULNA |
