| In the lead |
AHEAD |
| Informal refusal |
NOPE |
| Japan's continent |
ASIA |
| Jump high |
LEAP |
| Ketchup, mustard, etc |
CONDIMENTS |
| List-separating punctuation |
COMMA |
| Little __ Annie |
ORPHAN |
| Majestic display |
POMP |
| Make a trade |
SWAP |
| MasterCard competitor |
VISA |
| Mend, as socks |
DARN |
| Nail-hitting tool |
HAMMER |
| Oaks and maples |
TREES |
| Occupies a chair |
SITS |
| Out in the open |
OVERT |
| Parts of molecules |
ATOMS |
| Perform with a choir |
SING |
| Peruse |
READ |
| Pieces of pizza |
SLICES |
| Polite refusal |
NOSIR |
| Potato, informally |
SPUD |
| Ripped (up) |
TORE |
| Scornful look |
SNEER |
| Shakespeare's river |
AVON |
| Slight advantage |
EDGE |
| Small, medium, __ |
LARGE |
| Solemn promise |
PLEDGE |
| Stays out of sight |
HIDES |
| Teheran's country |
IRAN |
| Texas city |
WACO |
| Tips over |
UPENDS |
| Took a taxi or bus |
RODE |
| TV, radio, newspapers, etc |
MEDIA |
| Uncool one |
NERD |
| Valentine flower |
ROSE |
| Volcano's outflow |
LAVA |
| Wear away |
ERODE |
| Wrinkle-removing appliance |
IRON |
| Writer of computer code |
PROGRAMMER |
