| ''According to'' card-game rules guy |
HOYLE |
| ''All kidding __ . . .'' |
ASIDE |
| ''Mini'' or ''maxi'' garment |
SKIRT |
| ''Needless to __ . . .'' |
SAY |
| ''Right away,'' in a memo |
ASAP |
| Affectionate greeting |
KISS |
| Assemble, as a sweater |
KNIT |
| Atoms with a charge |
IONS |
| Blood bank fluid |
SERUM |
| British hot beverage |
TEA |
| Brunch or dinner |
MEAL |
| Casual comment |
REMARK |
| Centers of operations |
BASES |
| Chimpanzee, for example |
APE |
| Constitutional guarantees: Abbr |
RTS |
| Crunchy Tex-Mex shells |
TACOS |
| Door-opening thing |
KEY |
| Dust or grime |
DIRT |
| Electric car brand |
TESLA |
| Encountered |
MET |
| Exam for future attorneys: Abbr |
LSAT |
| Gave temporarily |
LENT |
| Group of islands |
CHAIN |
| Grownup |
ADULT |
| In separate pieces |
APART |
| In the __ of time (just before the deadline) |
NICK |
| Installs, as a sidewalk |
PAVES |
| Japanese warrior |
NINJA |
| Jazz great Fitzgerald |
ELLA |
| Landlocked water in Utah |
GREATSALTLAKE |
| Leave high and dry |
STRAND |
| Lesser of two __ |
EVILS |
| Light in the sky at night |
STAR |
| Lose traction on the road |
SKID |
| Machine part with teeth |
GEAR |
| Make a swap |
TRADE |
| Male chorus member |
TENOR |
| Manufactured |
MADE |
| Midafternoon nosh |
SNACK |
