| Long, heroic story |
EPIC |
| Lower-leg joints |
ANKLES |
| Makes a wager |
BETS |
| Most high schoolers |
TEENS |
| Nautical ''Help!'' |
SOS |
| Nearby |
CLOSE |
| Needle hole |
EYE |
| Office neckwear |
TIE |
| Performer's part |
ROLE |
| Person from Stockholm |
SWEDE |
| Piece of fabric |
CLOTH |
| Poet's ''before'' |
ERE |
| Poisonous snakes |
ASPS |
| Resigning employee's courtesy |
TWOWEEKSNOTICE |
| Saudi, for one |
ARAB |
| Saw socially |
DATED |
| Sheep's coat |
FLEECE |
| Short footraces |
DASHES |
| Show concern |
CARE |
| Skirt's sewed line |
HEM |
| Skyscraper or warehouse: Abbr |
BLDG |
| Smooch |
KISS |
| Soft ''Hey!'' |
PSST |
| Speck of dust |
MOTE |
| Spritelike |
ELFIN |
| Stand-up performer |
COMIC |
| Started a poker pot |
ANTED |
| Sugary |
SWEET |
| Summer clock setting in Pa |
EDT |
| The vowels |
AEIOU |
| Tops with icing |
FROSTS |
| Underground plant part |
ROOT |
| What thumb-twiddlers have |
TOOMUCHFREETIME |
| Wide belt |
SASH |
| Word of warning |
DONT |
| __ by (obey) |
ABIDE |
| __ Moines, IA |
DES |
| __ of the time (now and then) |
SOME |
| __ Vegas, NV |
LAS |
