| Clues | Answers |
| “Do __?” (“Is it worth the risk?”) | IDARE |
| “Frozen” snow queen | ELSA |
| “Whatever” | MEH |
| Antitoxins | SERA |
| Bee follower | CEE |
| Celeb’s aide | ASST |
| Chart-topping song | HIT |
| Chess expert | MASTER |
| Code-breaking gp | NSA |
| Congers | EELS |
| Contented sounds | AAHS |
| Cuba’s Fidel | CASTRO |
| Dispatch | SEND |
| Edge | RIM |
| Estuary | RIA |
| Finn’s vessel | RAFT |
| Foes | RIVALS |
| Glass of public radio | IRA |
| Glitz partner | GLAM |
| Hamilton-Burr event | DUEL |
| Have hopes | ASPIRE |
| Hindu honorific | SRI |
| Hotel personnel | BELLHOPS |
| Human rights lawyer Clooney | AMAL |
| IRS employee | CPA |
| Island greetings | ALOHAS |
| June honorees | DADS |
| Links hazard | TRAP |
| Maintained | HELD |
| Make __ of (bungle) | AMESS |
| Manual reader | USER |
| Muumuu accessory | LEI |
| No-frills | BASIC |
| Not as messy | NEATER |
| On the run | ATLARGE |
| Open, as a letter | UNSEAL |
| Party treats from Carvel | ICECREAMCAKES |
| PC picture | ICON |
| Pipsqueak | SMALLFRY |
| Poetic contraction | OER |
| Post-op area | ICU |
| Prompt | CUE |
| Proscribes | BANS |
| Purple shade | MAUVE |
| Quibbles | NITPICKS |
| Radiator sound | SSS |
| Realm | EMPIRE |
| Relinquish | YIELD |
| Roman 52 | LII |
| Sir’s counterpart | MAAM |
| Span. lady | SRA |
| Steam baths | SAUNAS |
| Strong apprehension | COLDFEET |
| Stubborn beast | MULE |
| Take the wheel | STEER |
| Tease | RIB |
| Unpaid TV spot | PSA |
| Villa d’__ | ESTE |
| War god | ARES |
| Water park rides | FLUMES |
| __ Lingus | AER |
| __ tree | UPA |
