| Clues | Answers |
| “Big Blue” | IBM |
| “Exodus” hero | ARI |
| “Game, __, match!” | SET |
| “Hush!” | QUIETNOW |
| “The Thin Man” dog | ASTA |
| “This is the time to say something” | SPEAKNOW |
| Actress Phillipa | SOO |
| Amusing antic | HOOT |
| Be a go-between | LIAISE |
| Bern’s river | AARE |
| Blue shade | TEAL |
| Body art | TATTOO |
| Buddies | PALS |
| Capital east of the Black Sea | TBILISI |
| Chef’s hat | TOQUE |
| Chimney grime | SOOT |
| Cincinnati team | REDS |
| Classic Fords | LTDS |
| Clinch | SEWUP |
| Columnist Maureen | DOWD |
| Composer Satie | ERIK |
| Concerning | INRE |
| Congers | EELS |
| Conspiracy | PLOT |
| Diamond arbiter | UMP |
| Director Craven | WES |
| Erie Canal mule | SAL |
| Fringe benefit | PERK |
| Guarantees | ASSURES |
| Gush | SPEW |
| Handle | SEETO |
| Homer’s cry | DOH |
| In a tangle | KNOTTED |
| Infomercial command | ORDERNOW |
| Kid’s question | WHY |
| Kids’ card game | WAR |
| Litter’s littlest | RUNT |
| Looks after | TENDS |
| Loyal | TRUE |
| Male geese | GANDERS |
| Navy commando | SEAL |
| Not glossy | MATTE |
| Oklahoma tribe | OTOE |
| Omens | SIGNS |
| Overdue | LATE |
| Perched | SAT |
| Pigs’ digs | STY |
| Praise in verse | ODE |
| Prefix with gram or center | EPI |
| Prefix with pilot | AUTO |
| Pronto | RIGHTNOW |
| Puncturing tools | AWLS |
| Regular patrons | USUALS |
| Satan’s purchase | SOUL |
| Shock partner | AWE |
| Soon-to-be grads | SRS |
| Sounds of hesitation | UMS |
| Theater award | OBIE |
| Tried | TESTED |
| U.S. soldiers | GIS |
| Walked (on) | TROD |
| Wall St. deal | LBO |
| Woolly moms | EWES |
| __ Jima | IWO |