| Clues | Answers |
| ”… ___ he rode out of sight …” | ERE |
| ”Caught you in the act of deception!” | AHA |
| ”It’s ___ early for tacos. It’s only 6:00 am” | TOO |
| ”Pardon me” without saying anything | AHEM |
| (Base x height) / 2, for triangles | AREA |
| An NFL team | RAMS |
| Bad word to be in front of ”to exist” | CEASE |
| Bicycle built for two | TANDEM |
| Black gem | ONYX |
| Boys | LADS |
| Burrito topping | SALSA |
| Buyer. No, the one she’s seeking | SELLER |
| Calcium-rich soil | MARL |
| Chest-beating zoo creature | APE |
| Common type of tree | ELM |
| Complicated, as a problematic tree? | KNOTTY |
| Cosmetic for red cheeks | ROUGE |
| Dangerous snake with a powerful squeeze | BOA |
| Encountered, as a new potential friend | MET |
| Fathers, great-grandfathers and grandfathers | MEN |
| Feminine undergarment | BRA |
| First-___ kit | AID |
| Formally hand over | CEDE |
| Gradually wear away, as an old wooden porch | ROT |
| Had pig’s feet and cow’s tongue | ATE |
| Have banana bread and cinnamon sticks | EAT |
| Hawaiian necklace gift | LEI |
| Honey maker | BEE |
| In strong, vibrant health | HALE |
| It’s bigger than a quiz | TEST |
| Large group of people | MOB |
| Large, scary, hairy spider | TARANTULA |
| Life-ending | FATAL |
| Like extremely dry land | ARID |
| Like meat about to be fried | RAW |
| Like the dude that just fell off the boat | WET |
| Listener’s device, once commonly | RADIO |
| Lounged around, keeping the clock company | IDLED |
| Low-priced with low quality | CHEAP |
| Melted cheese with ale creation | RAREBIT |
| Milky-white gem | OPAL |
| More than enough | EXTRA |
| Newspaper opinion writing | EDITORIAL |
| Ocean liner employees, as one | CREW |
| Omit in pronunciation | ELIDE |
| One A of A.A. Milne, Pooh’s creator | ALAN |
| One way to indicate yes | NOD |
| Perspire it up | SWEAT |
| Raised, as racehorses | BRED |
| Recede back to the sea | EBB |
| Reduce, as a text | ABRIDGE |
| Schuss it up | SKI |
| Shrek is one by nature | OGRE |
| Song line | LYRIC |
| South Seas edible root | TARO |
| Stat for all pitchers | ERA |
| They run frequently in kitchens | TAPS |
| Things jotted in family albums | AGES |
| Tic-___-toe | TAC |
| Tribute in the form of a poem | ODE |
| Unhappy in love | BEREFT |
| Vegetable all podded up | PEA |
| Weight allowance for containers | TARE |
| With what shall I listen? | EAR |
| Word that fuses verse and flora | POESY |
| Youth excited about the upcoming prom | TEEN |
