CERVANTES 1. SPANISH NOVELIST [3-9]
BARBADOS 2. WEST INDIAN NATION [3-8]
OBSOLESCENT 3. BECOMING PASSE [4-11]
VIGORISH 4. LOAN SHARK'S INTEREST [3-8]
EDIFICE 5. BUILDING [3-7]
ESPERANTO 6. ARTIFICIAL [4-9]
HAZELNUT 7. FILBERT [3-8]
AUTOGRAPH 8. CELEBRITY'S SIGNATURE [3-9]
LICORICE 9. ANISE-FLAVORED TREAT [3-8]
FRITTER 10. SQUANDER, WITH "AWAY" [2-7]
OBADIAH 11. MINOR PROPHET [4-7]
UTOPIA 12. IDEAL ISLE [4-6]
RESIDUAL 13. LEFTOVER [4-8]
FALSTAFF 14. SHAKESPEAR'S FAT KNIGHT [2-8]
ELONGATED 15. STRETCHED [4-9]
ALUMNI 16. GRADUATES [3-6]
RELISHES 17. PICKLE PREPARATIONS [3-8]
SARDONIC 18. CYNICAL [3-8]
ADMIRER 19. FAN [3-7]
RESOLUTE 20. DETERMINED [3-8]
ECONOMIZED 21. WAS FRUGAL [4-10]
BOTTICELLI 22. "THE BIRTH OF VENUS" PAINTER [4-10]
APRICOT 23. ORANGE FRUIT [3-7]
SALSA 24. LATIN MUSICAL STYLE [2-5]
ENTOMB 25. BURY [2-6]
LIBERAL 26. POLITICALLY PROGRESSIVE [3-7]
ELUCIDATE 27. EXPLAIN [4-9]