| 'Black Box' novelist Oz |
AMOS |
| 'Bolero' composer Maurice |
RAVEL |
| 'Born This Way' singer, familiarly |
GAGA |
| 'L'chaim!' or 'Skoal!' |
TOAST |
| 'Semper fi' sayer |
MARINE |
| 'Suit,' for short |
EXEC |
| 'Toodle-oo!' |
TATA |
| 'Use by' figure |
DATE |
| Abbr. before a judge's name |
HON |
| Actress in 'Rocky' movies |
TALIASHIRE |
| Aids in illegality |
ABETS |
| Anise-flavored aperitif |
OUZO |
| Bake sale org |
PTA |
| Bid first |
OPEN |
| Big galoot |
APE |
| Bit of body art, for short |
TAT |
| Boardwalk refreshers |
ITALIANICES |
| Bouillon units |
CUBES |
| Bumped off, biblically |
SLEW |
| C major chord, e.g |
TRIAD |
| Cabbage with curly leaves |
KALE |
| City bond, briefly |
MUNI |
| Clock-in time for many |
NINE |
| Converted split, e.g |
SPARE |
| Cow without a calf |
HEIFER |
| Dietary protein unit |
GRAM |
| Direct-sales cosmetics brand |
AVON |
| Easter stick-ons |
SEALS |
| El Misti's mountain range |
ANDES |
| Ex-press secretary Spicer |
SEAN |
| Exchange pleasantries |
CHAT |
| Exchange zingers |
SPAR |
| Former CIA director Leon |
PANETTA |
| Fuel for old locomotives |
COAL |
| Grown-up eft |
NEWT |
| Halloween hanging |
SKELETON |
| Hardly long-winded |
TERSE |
| Hindrance to visibility |
HAZE |
| Hot sauce in Thai cuisine |
SRIRACHA |
