| Makes a mistake |
ERRS |
| Midmorning hour |
TEN |
| Midnight bubbly rituals |
CHAMPAGNETOASTS |
| More quickly |
FASTER |
| Neglects to |
DOESNT |
| Nile queen, for short |
CLEO |
| Not on time |
LATE |
| Old anesthetic |
ETHER |
| Part of the eye |
CORNEA |
| Parts of plays |
ACTS |
| Person going out with another |
DATER |
| Person who stares |
OGLER |
| Pie __ mode |
ALA |
| Post-midnight colorful sky explosions |
FIREWORKS |
| Pre-midnight numerical ritual |
COUNTDOWN |
| Rain boot |
GALOSH |
| Recycling receptacle |
BIN |
| Rental contract |
LEASE |
| Response to a childish dare |
ICANSO |
| Roads that often cross aves |
STS |
| Rusts away |
CORRODES |
| Santa's laughing syllables |
HOHO |
| Scooby-__ (cartoon dog) |
DOO |
| Sgt. or cpl |
NCO |
| Ship's distress signal |
SOS |
| Shows to a seat, slangily |
USHES |
| Snuggle up |
NESTLE |
| Speech giver's start, for short |
INTRO |
| Stop-sign color |
RED |
| Subj. for recent immigrants |
ESL |
| Successful dieters |
LOSERS |
| Summer hrs. in Pa |
EDT |
| Tossed in the trash |
THREWOUT |
| Was thinking creatively |
HADIDEAS |
| Word-of-mouth |
ORAL |
| __ and cheese (lunch pasta dish) |
MAC |
| __ for (choose) |
OPT |
| __ the occasion (come through) |
RISETO |
| __-cone (icy treat) |
SNO |
