| Heavy reading? |
TOME |
| Holding office |
INPOWER |
| Jargon suffix |
ESE |
| John Irving hero |
GARP |
| Leading man? |
ADAM |
| Lock of hair |
TRESS |
| Low-lying area |
VALE |
| Mahal preceder |
TAJ |
| Make well |
HEAL |
| Montmartre Mrs |
MME |
| Not that |
THIS |
| Passions |
ARDORS |
| Pinochle ploys |
MELDS |
| Quite enthusiastic |
GAGA |
| Ran into |
MET |
| River to the Baltic |
ODER |
| Russian space station |
MIR |
| Saab model |
AERO |
| Secreted |
HID |
| Sharif of 'Funny Girl' |
OMAR |
| Sidestep |
AVOID |
| Sir's counterpart |
MAAM |
| Smart nursery rhyme bird |
WISEOLDOWL |
| Snoopy's alter ego |
JOECOOL |
| Sue Grafton's ' for Alibi' |
AIS |
| Ugandan despot |
AMIN |
| Valhalla VIP |
ODIN |
| Verbal |
ORAL |
| Vogue rival |
ELLE |
| Wandered |
ROVED |
| Wizard's prop |
WAND |
| Yellow bloom |
DAFFODIL |