| North African expanse |
SAHARA |
| On full-time duty |
ACTIVE |
| One is inherited naturally |
GENE |
| One ran away with the spoon |
DISH |
| Only Clue weapon whose token isn’t metallic |
ROPE |
| Part of VIP |
VERY |
| Person who takes your car key |
VALET |
| Pieces of inside information |
TIPS |
| Race, as an engine |
REV |
| Readied for shipping, as oranges |
CRATED |
| Religious doctrines |
DOGMAS |
| Remark after something fortuitous happens |
ITSASIGN |
| River, in Venezuela |
RIO |
| Rx providers |
DRS |
| Small social circle |
POD |
| Soup with Hanoi and Saigon styles |
PHO |
| South Beach or Beverly Hills |
DIET |
| Specialized role at a coalpit? |
MINESWEEPER |
| Specialized role at a school of wizardry? |
SPELLCHECKER |
| Specialized role at a sweet shop? |
CANDYSTRIPER |
| Specialized role at a tent factory? |
STAKEHOLDER |
| Spectrum makers |
PRISMS |
| State whose official snack is Jell-O |
UTAH |
| Sticks in pool halls |
CUES |
| Stonestreet of “Modern Family” |
ERIC |
| Storm lead-in? |
CALM |
| Summer pests |
GNATS |
| Take a stroll |
MOSEY |
| Takes the wrong way? |
ROBS |
| They follow sigmas |
TAUS |
| Tiler’s calculation |
AREA |
| Tiny unit of work |
ERG |
| Toronto newspaper |
STAR |
| Track event |
MEET |
| Wall calendar row |
WEEK |
| Was in first place |
LED |
| Word from a Latin lover |
AMO |
| Word with “mattress” or “mouse” |
PAD |