| Clues | Answers |
| Asian capital | HANOI |
| Basics | ABCS |
| Bowling spots | LANES |
| China setting | ASIA |
| Compass dir | ENE |
| Concert site | ARENA |
| Crunch targets | ABS |
| Cut off | LOP |
| Dagwood’s dog | DAISY |
| Dance units | STEPS |
| Declines | WANES |
| Detective’s find | CLUE |
| Egyptian beetle | SCARAB |
| Egyptian crosses | ANKHS |
| Gift-wrapping need | TAPE |
| Greek vowel | ETA |
| Grier of “Jackie Brown” | PAM |
| Had a nosh | ATE |
| Heart, for one | ORGAN |
| Hole in one | ACE |
| In the past | ONCE |
| Infant outfits | ONESIES |
| Iron source | ORE |
| Jury member | PEER |
| Karate award | BLACKBELT |
| Luggage | BAGS |
| Mess up | ERR |
| Mob pariah | RAT |
| Moving truck | VAN |
| Nasty fellow | MEANIE |
| Notice | SEE |
| Parks around a city | GREENBELT |
| Pesto ingredient | GARLIC |
| Poker payment | ANTE |
| Powder base | TALC |
| Principles | TENETS |
| Recipe unit | CUP |
| Relaxed | ATEASE |
| Sculpting medium | ICE |
| Sheltered side | LEE |
| Sides in turf wars | GANGS |
| Singer Redding | OTIS |
| Smooth | EVEN |
| Soft wool | ANGORA |
| Spooky gathering | SEANCE |
| Stage work | ACTING |
| Submerged | BELOW |
| Supporter’s vote | YEA |
| Texas university | BAYLOR |
| Typographical symbol | DINGBAT |
| Ultimate | LAST |
| Wage conflict, maybe | PAYGAP |
