| Jargon suffix |
ESE |
| Joaquin's 'Walk the Line' co-star |
REESE |
| John Irving hero |
GARP |
| Make fond |
ENDEAR |
| Meantime |
INTERIM |
| More contrite |
SORRIER |
| Music's Ritter |
TEX |
| Pinochle scores |
MELDS |
| Piper of myth |
PAN |
| Poked fun at |
TEASED |
| Praises |
LAUDS |
| Prepare for a big day |
RESTUP |
| Refiner's stuff |
ORE |
| Rod Stewart hit |
YOUWEARITWELL |
| Rod Stewart hit |
DOWNTOWNTRAIN |
| Soaked |
WET |
| Stash of valuables |
TROVE |
| State leader: Abbr. |
GOV |
| Sulky state |
PET |
| Superfluity |
EXCESS |
| Takes it off |
STRIPS |
| Traveler's stopover |
INN |
| Turned ashen |
PALED |
| Water, in the Seine |
EAU |
| WWII clerk, perhaps |
WAC |
