| More than passed the test |
ACED |
| Neuter, as a male horse |
GELD |
| Nucleus of trained personnel |
CADRE |
| One lending a helping hand, essentially |
AIDER |
| One of three bears |
PAPA |
| Oven setting |
BAKE |
| Pair preserver |
NOAH |
| Palindromic male name |
OTTO |
| Pesticide banned by the EPA |
DDT |
| Phony handle |
ALIAS |
| Phony sort |
POSEUR |
| Put in order of significance |
RANK |
| Racetrack configuration |
OVAL |
| Recovered from, as a cold |
OVER |
| Regular boyfriend |
BEAU |
| Remain unspoiled |
KEEP |
| Rendered, as a compliment |
PAID |
| Repayment reminder |
IOU |
| Salts on deck |
TARS |
| San Diego State player |
AZTEC |
| Seeing what is said |
LIPREADING |
| Shakers founder Lee |
ANN |
| Singing insect-eater |
WREN |
| Some challenging puzzles |
MAZES |
| Sovereign |
MONARCH |
| Spymaster's concerns |
MOLES |
| Startling revelations |
EYEOPENERS |
| State confidently |
AVER |
| Sudden bit of bad news |
BLOW |
| Sufficient |
ENOUGH |
| Summoned staff, perhaps |
RANG |
| Surround and attack |
BESET |
| They're made daily |
BEDS |
| Two cups that don't make a pint |
BRA |
| Typeset for emphasis |
BOLD |
| Unlikely winners defy them |
ODDS |
| Verbal feistiness |
SASS |
| Wide-eyed gaze |
STARE |
| Word in a New Year's song title |
AULD |
