| ''Twasn't me' and others |
DENIALS |
| 'Darn it!' |
HECK |
| 'Honey wine' |
MEAD |
| +: Abbr |
POS |
| 1950s autos with 'horse collar' grilles |
EDSELS |
| 1974 hit with Spanish lyrics |
ERESTU |
| A dance, or a dip |
SALSA |
| Admit ___ |
ONE |
| Aromatic additive to natural gas |
ODORANT |
| Board hiree, for short |
CEO |
| C.T.A. transports |
ELS |
| Camera named for a goddess |
EOS |
| Censure publicly |
DENOUNCE |
| Cock-a-___ (dog breed) |
POO |
| Crash-probing agcy |
NTSB |
| Crisis time, for some ... or a hint to each of the circled words |
MIDDLEAGE |
| Criticism, informally |
FLAK |
| Detox, say |
CLEANSE |
| Dim bulb |
DODO |
| Dogie catchers |
ROPERS |
| Dorm V.I.P.s |
RAS |
| Exchange |
SWAP |
| Fathers and sons |
HES |
| Female pen pal, maybe |
AMIE |
| Game for dummies? |
BRIDGE |
| Gets in trouble, in a way |
TELLSON |
| Glimpse |
ESPY |
| Gushes |
SPEWS |
| Hamlet's killer |
LAERTES |
| In one piece |
ENTIRE |
| Indian royal |
RANI |
| It's an honour: Abbr |
OBE |
| J. E. B. Stuart's superior in the Civil War |
RELEE |
| Jayhawks' home: Abbr |
KANS |
| Joe Biden, for 36 yrs |
SEN |
| John Irving title hero |
GARP |
| Label rarely seen on silk garments |
MACHINEWASHABLE |