| ‘Beetle Bailey’ character | SARGE |
| ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ role | ERNIE |
| ‘Watch out!’ | BEWARE |
| 45% of M | CDL |
| A or O | ALER |
| Aleve alternative | ANACIN |
| Apt. ad abbr | BRS |
| Attends | ISAT |
| Birthplace of Francis | ASSISI |
| Brazilian city on the Amazon delta | MACAPA |
| Bud holders? | STEINS |
| Butts in | INTERRUPTS |
| Cause controversy | CREATEASTIR |
| Cause of an itch | BUGBITE |
| Certifies | ATTESTS |
| Charades players | MIMERS |
| Course list abbr | TBA |
| Dark purple fruit | ACAIBERRY |
| Deli order | PASTRAMI |
| Desert plants | AGAVES |
| Drinks often packed in school lunches | JUICEBOXES |
| Ellen’s mate | PORTIA |
| Everglades deposit | PEAT |
| Fast | ABSTAIN |
| Flight support | NEWEL |
| Gets weak in the knees | BUCKLES |
| Has strong legs | ENDURES |
| He won an Oscar for playing Eddie Felson | PAULNEWMAN |
| High crime, for short? | DUI |
| High-and-mighty | ARROGANT |
| Hit unexpectedly | BLINDSIDE |
