| ''--- la Douce'' |
IRMA |
| ''And lead us not ---...'' |
INTO |
| ''Harper Valley ---'' |
PTA |
| ''Jake's Thing'' author |
AMIS |
| ''Whoopee!'' |
YAHOO |
| Analyze grammatically |
PARSE |
| At the apex |
ATOP |
| Bandeaux |
BRAS |
| Baseless |
IDLE |
| Battle royal |
MELEE |
| Bisect |
HALVE |
| Buffalo pros |
SABRES |
| Bull baiter |
RED |
| Butter substitute |
OLEO |
| Carriers of genetic code |
DNA |
| Cleans the slate |
ERASES |
| Computer fodder |
DATA |
| Conversational nuance |
TONE |
| Couple in Cordoba |
DOS |
| Dental anchor |
CEMENT |
| Did a human thing |
ERRED |
| Dormant |
ASLEEP |
| Drugstore purchase |
MASCARA |
| European river |
RHINE |
| Fall flower |
ASTER |
| Famish |
STARVE |
| Fictional Nancy |
DREW |
| Fragrant ointment of antiquity |
NARD |
| Gardener's choice |
SEEDS |
| Hardens |
SETS |
| Islamic spirit |
DJINN |
| It's a cinch in Japan |
OBI |
| King protector, sometimes |
PAWN |
| Lead-in for couture or cuisine |
HAUTE |
| Left on board? |
PORT |
| Legal claim |
LIEN |
| Meddler |
TAMPERER |
| Minuscule |
TINY |