| Quick sip, as of brandy | 23 |
| Defeat by a single point | 24 |
| "Tuck" partner | 24 |
| Job for a plastic surgeon? | 26 |
| Try to bite, puppy-style | 24 |
| Go for the heels, as a puppy | 28 |
| Try to bite, kitten-style | 25 |
| Try to bite, as a puppy | 23 |
| Pursue playfully, as a puppy | 28 |
| Nearly catch, as the heels | 26 |
| Bite, as someone's ankles | 29 |
| Bite puppy-style, as ankles | 27 |
| Attack as a young boxer might | 29 |
| Almost catch, as the heels | 26 |
| Resolve early, as a problem | 27 |
| Keep from going too far | 23 |
| Stop early on, as a problem | 27 |
| Playful puppies, at times | 25 |
| Milk-bottle top, possibly | 25 |
| Wardrobe malfunction showoff? | 29 |
| Desire of a little sucker? | 26 |
| Baby bottle attachment | 22 |
| Cold in a stinging way | 22 |
| A bit cold, like winter air | 27 |
| A bit cold, as weather | 22 |
| Little sips, as of booze | 24 |
| Cheese ___ (Nabisco product) | 28 |
| Beats at the buzzer, say | 24 |
| Barely catches, as the heels | 28 |
| Robert De ___ of films | 22 |
| De ___, actor from N.Y.C. | 25 |
| "In Utero" band | 25 |
| Kurt Cobain's group | 23 |
| Buddhist state of blessedness | 29 |
| Former capital of Serbia | 24 |
| Former Serbian capital | 22 |
| Constantine's birthplace | 28 |
| Onetime Serbian capital | 23 |
| "--- for Noose" | 25 |
| "___ for Noose" | 25 |
| "___ for nest" | 24 |
| '-- for Noose' | 22 |
| Month on the Jewish calendar | 28 |
| Jewish month after Adar | 23 |
| Hebrew month before Iyar | 24 |
| Child of Japanese immigrants | 28 |
| American-born Japanese | 22 |
| American of Japanese descent | 28 |
| Some '40s internees | 23 |
| Japanese-American person | 24 |
| American of Japanese parents | 28 |
| Some W.W. II internees | 22 |
| Some Japanese descendants | 25 |
| Sen. Daniel Inouye, for one | 27 |
| Second-generation Japanese | 26 |
| Person of Japanese descent | 26 |
| Nipponese born in Napa | 22 |
| Japanese-American group | 23 |
| Japanese citizen of U.S. | 24 |
| Child of Asian parents | 22 |
| Decree ___ (legal term) | 23 |
| Not yet final, legally | 22 |
| Not yet final, as a decree | 26 |
| Not final, as a legal decree | 28 |
| ___ prius (trial court) | 23 |
| Pending, as a legal decree | 26 |
| "Nil ___ bonum" | 25 |
| Not finalized, legally | 22 |
| Taking effect later, in law | 27 |
| Not yet finalized, in law | 25 |
| Not final, as a decree | 22 |
| Like some divorce decrees | 25 |
| Latin "unless" | 24 |
| Effective date in law | 22 |
| Decree ___, in divorce cases | 28 |
| Decree _____ (legal term) | 25 |
| Decree ____ (non- binding) | 26 |
| ___ prius (kind of court) | 25 |
| ___ prius (court of record) | 27 |
| ___ prius (trial court) | 24 |
| Infiniti's parent company | 29 |
| Coll. hoops competition | 23 |
| Egg of a parasitic insect | 25 |
| Basketball tourney: Abbr. | 25 |
| Something the picky pick? | 25 |
| Picker's trivial concern? | 29 |
| N.Y.C. court tournament | 23 |
| Coll. basketball tourney | 24 |
| "Picked" complaint | 28 |
| What a picky person may pick | 28 |
| What a petty person may pick | 28 |
| Thing that's picked | 23 |
| Thing picked by a quibbler? | 27 |
| Spring coll. tournament | 23 |
| Something to be picked | 22 |
| Something that's picked | 27 |
| Something small to pick | 23 |
| Small point to criticize | 24 |
| Small criticism, slangily | 25 |
| Postseason contest, for short | 29 |