| ''--- the night before Christmas ...'' |
TWAS |
| ''A nest of robins --- hair'' |
INHER |
| ''Born'' literally |
NEE |
| ''Miss Saigon'' setting, briefly |
NAM |
| ''Take --- Train'' (Duke Ellington) |
THEA |
| ''The Stilt'' Chamberlain |
WILT |
| Aardvark entree |
ANT |
| Abbr. on a VCR button |
REC |
| Ambient musician Brian |
ENO |
| Arabian monarchy |
OMAN |
| Artist Toulouse-Lautrec |
HENRI |
| Asian maidservant |
AMAH |
| Band that sang ''Carol'' |
STATUSQUO |
| Band that sang ''Oh Carol'' |
BOYZONE |
| Biker's hot-dog maneuver |
WHEELIE |
| Brie and Limburger |
CHEESES |
| Burning desire? |
ARSON |
| Capture the attention of |
GRAB |
| Cinches the win |
ICES |
| Cole Porter's Indiana hometown |
PERU |
| Cowpoke's nickname |
TEX |
| Dangerous answer to a sentry |
FOE |
| Direct hit |
BULLSEYE |
| Dustin Hoffman title role |
HOOK |
| Engine lubricant |
MOTOROIL |
| Faith of Nashville |
HILL |
| Feature of Little Shirley Temple |
CURL |
| Fledgling flier's goal |
SOLO |
| Fred Mertz, to Lucy Ricardo |
LANDLORD |
| Funny feeling |
HUNCH |
| Get through to |
REACH |
| Goes to |
ATTENDS |
| Greenhorn |
NEOPHYTE |
| Gunpowder ingredient |
SULFUR |
| Have differing opinions |
DISAGREE |
| He sang ''Carol'' |
CHUCKBERRY |
| He sang ''Carol'' |
ALSTEWART |
| He sang ''Oh! Carol'' |
NEILSEDAKA |
| High mark with low effort |
EASYA |
