| Like a bride-to-be |
ENGAGED |
| Like soggy popcorn or toast, maybe |
BUTTERY |
| Love, in tennis |
ZERO |
| Lying on one's back |
SUPINE |
| More construct-ive criticism ... |
INSPECTORSIN |
| Mr. of film |
DEEDS |
| Mudbath locale |
SPA |
| Musician's asset |
EAR |
| Name on a campus building, often |
DONOR |
| Negative connection |
NOR |
| Not fine-grained |
COARSE |
| Not occurring naturally |
STAGED |
| Octogenarian's trait |
OLDAGE |
| Off one's trolley |
NUTS |
| Operatic prince |
IGOR |
| Plant worth eyeing? |
IRIS |
| Point for a skipper |
ENE |
| Rain anagram |
IRAN |
| Raucous crowd |
RABBLE |
| Recently |
OFLATE |
| Rural's opposite |
URBAN |
| San ---, California |
DIEGO |
| Script fastener |
BRAD |
| Shepherd's instrument |
PANPIPE |
| Short Chopin piece |
ETUDE |
| Site of a Napoleon victory |
LODI |
| Small needle case |
ETUI |
| Solver's quest |
ANSWER |
| Spanish one |
UNO |
| State firmly |
ASSERT |
| Stuck in --- (working fruitlessly) |
ARUT |
| Stupendous |
SUPERB |
| Suit to one's needs |
ADAPT |
| Tape color? |
RED |
| The construct-ive criticism begins |
BUILDING |
| The construct-ive criticism continues ... |
PISAAREQUITE |
| Van --- of "Mary Poppins" |
DYKE |
| Was as good as |
EQUALED |
| Word with moon or shoe |
SHINE |
