| ". . . card-carrying member of the ___" |
ACLU |
| "Able was ___ . . ." (part of a palindrome) |
IERE |
| "At Last" singer James |
ETTA |
| "Beloved" author Morrison |
TONI |
| "___ Good Men" (1992 film) |
AFEW |
| 1960s middleweight champ Griffith |
EMILE |
| Asset for an inventor |
IDEA |
| Bee ___ ("Stayin' Alive" group) |
GEES |
| Belle's escort |
BEAU |
| Book boo-boos |
ERRATA |
| Cheap cologne? |
CENTSCENT |
| Chutzpah |
NERVE |
| Coming attraction, e.g |
TEASER |
| Cornhuskers' state (Abbr.) |
NEBR |
| Day planner section |
MONTH |
| Decorative pot |
PLANTER |
| Desert's dearth |
WATER |
| Deuce topper, in cards |
TREY |
| Distinctive flair |
ELAN |
| Dog restraint |
LEASH |
| Dominant city of Greece, once |
SPARTA |
| Duck valued for its down |
EIDER |
| Empire conquered by Cortes |
AZTEC |
| Explorer Ponce de ___ |
LEON |
| Fairy-tale preposition |
UPON |
| Feed for computers |
DATA |
| Frank admission |
AVOWAL |
| Gadgets for Merlin |
WANDS |
| Gunslinger's need |
AMMO |
| Hardly calm or cool |
EDGY |
| Highest region in the world |
TIBET |
| Hump-backed helper |
IGOR |
| Immediately, in memos |
ASAP |
| In a reserved way |
SHYLY |
| In the company of |
AMONG |
| Johnson of "ver-r-r-ry interesting" fame |
ARTE |
| Killer whale |
ORCA |
| Labyrinth of corn |
MAIZEMAZE |