Add a letter from this list to the first word to make the second word. Each letter is used once. No anagramming required!

Example: dry / bitter to the taste or smell (4,5) -> arid + C = aCrid

-1. aspect / tap (5,6)
-2. Bounty captain / plague (5,6)
-3. brood / snoop (4,5)
-4. cattle identification / spirits distilled from wine (5,6)
-5. confidential assistant / tolerate (4,5)
-6. cross an inlet / an inlet (4,5)
-7. curb / govern (4,5)
-8. disfigure / saying (4,5)
-9. dollar / roofer need (6,7)
-10. frolic / uncover (5,6)
-11. indulge / caldera (5,6)
-12. magnitude / take by force (4,5)
-13. medication measurement / search for water with a rod (4,5)
-14. more foxy? / shaving (5,6)
-15. more impolite / part of a boat (5,6)
-16. nothing / opposed (5,6)
-17. plunge / sag (4,5)
-18. regal term of address / temptress (4,5)
-19. supernatural being / somewhat (5,6)
-20. trite / necessity (5,6)
-21. unit of liquid measure / mineral (5,6)
-22. welds / bustles (5,6)
-23. window part / destroy (4,5)
-24. wise men / wizardry (4,5)
-25. stadium participation event / relinquish (4,5)

1. U, facet, faucet

2. T, Bligh, blight

Hi Cue.

Great start, Remi

12. size + E = seize

13. dose + W = dowse

I wanted to say...

25. bacon + E = beacon

...but the E is already taken

That's how I wrap my scallops

So...
5. aide + B = abide

11. R cater/crater

Good answers!

Joan, all I can say is My fault. I made a mistake making the puzzle (again ) and marked "E" off when it should have been "I". I changed one of the clues to make up for it.

OK, that's it for the month of December.

Do you remember when we used to tar and feather?

Be careful, Cue. Thin ice here

10. revel reveAl - Hi Cue

Bernie

4. brand/brandy
21 quart/quartz

Indeed!

Hi Bernie

I'll try to be on my best behavior, Joan

15. ruder / rudder (D)

23. sash + M = smash

9. single + H = shingle

17 - drop/droop = o

3. sulk / skulk (K)

6. ford/fjord
25. wave/waive

My alma mater claims the dubious distinction of being the first to do "the wave" as a regular cheer at football games, thus being responsible for inflicting it on the rest of the world rather than allowing it to die the lonely, ignominious death it deserved.

Excellent, everyone!

Bob, so I wonder how the wave tradition started at UW. Did someone want to sit down and a polite soul got up to get out of the way and everyone else followed suit? In any event, a lot of people have fun doing the wave.

7. rein/reign (G)
8. maim/maxim (X)

Great puzzle, Cue

8. X, maim, maxim

24. C, magi, magic

18. sire + N = siren

Super!

Glad you like the puzzle, Joan.

22. fuses, fusses (s)

14. slier/sliver (v)