| ''Beetle Bailey'' pooch |
OTTO |
| ''Carmen'' and'' Salome'' |
OPERAS |
| ''East of __'' (Steinbeck novel) |
EDEN |
| ''Goodness!'' |
OHMY |
| ''Keep it a secret'' |
DONTTELL |
| ''Mamma Mia!'' group |
ABBA |
| ''That's a riot!'' |
HAHA |
| ''This is for you'' |
HERE |
| A whole bunch |
TONS |
| Ab's neighbor |
PEC |
| Adam and Eve's third |
SETH |
| Ambassadorship, e.g |
DIPLOMATICPOST |
| Ancient |
OLD |
| Apple topper |
STEM |
| Back muscle, for short |
LAT |
| Bikini top |
BRA |
| Bother incessantly |
EATAT |
| Brain scan, for short |
EEG |
| Cambodians' neighbors |
THAIS |
| Cannonballs and buckshot |
AMMO |
| Certain convention principle |
POLITICALPLANK |
| Charged atom |
ION |
| Chicago-to-Atlanta dir |
SSE |
| Chooses, with ''for'' |
OPTS |
| Cincinnati's river |
OHIO |
| Clarinet cousin |
OBOE |
| Closely allied |
ARMINARM |
| Column style |
IONIC |
| Congregation's cry |
AMENAMEN |
| Conked on the noggin |
BEANED |
| Coupe descriptor |
TWODOOR |
| Decree |
EDICT |
| Every now and then |
INSPURTS |
| Exhibit curiosity |
ASK |
| Familiar with |
AWAREOF |
| Farm pen |
STY |
| Feeling guilty |
ASHAMED |
| Fleece source |
EWE |
| Food box abbr |
NETWT |
| Footnote abbr |
ETAL |
| Fossil fuel |
COAL |
| Free (of) |
RID |
| Frolic |
ROMP |
| Get off the couch |
ARISE |
| Goes to bat for |
HELPS |
| Good __ (repaired) |
ASNEW |
| Goodyear fleet |
BLIMPS |
| Grandma |
NANA |
| Ground cover |
GRASS |
| Hammer parts |
PEENS |
| Handful of hair |
HANK |
| Hideout |
LAIR |
| High-fives, for instance |
SLAPS |
| Himalayan guide |
SHERPA |
| Honduras house |
CASA |
| Hotel no-nos, maybe |
PETS |
| Immune-system components |
TCELLS |
| Impolite look |
LEER |
| Insignificant |
SLIGHT |
| Introduce oneself |
SAYHI |
| Japanese dog |
AKITA |
| Jousting weapon |
LANCE |
| Keep under control |
REININ |
| Landed (on) |
ALIT |
| Lasso |
ROPE |
| Lavish celebration |
FETE |
| Lecture site |
HALL |
| Like 20 Across |
BRINY |
| Limber |
AGILE |
| Limerick feature |
RHYME |
| Lombardy's locale |
ITALY |
| Long ago |
ONCE |
| Look forward to |
AWAIT |