1. bird that says its own name (9 letters)
CHICKADEE
2. scuba diver (7 letters)
FROGMAN
3. garden basin (8 letters)
BIRDBATH
4. biting insect (8 letters)
HORSEFLY
5. locomotive projection (10 letters)
COWCATCHER
6. tube, in an old TV (9 letters)
COMPONENT
7. soldier’s refuge (7 letters)
FOXHOLE
1. surrender (7 letters) FORFEIT 2. flat, unleavened bread (7 letters) BANNOCK 3. what holds a tent fast (5 letters) STAKE 4. visual aid (7 letters) MONOCLE 5. self-denying and austere (7 letters) ASCETIC 6. fern leaf (5 letters) FROND 7. thick-billed bird (9 letters) BULLFINCH
1. barge (8 letters) FLATBOAT 2. protection from spills (9 letters) DROPCLOTH 3. apparel (6 letters) ATTIRE 4. offer a hug to (5 letters) GREET 5. exhaust (9 letters) DISSIPATE 6. perfectly consistent (8 letters) SEAMLESS 7. grayish purple (7 letters) HEATHER
1. come back to (7 letters) REVISIT 2. racing rowboat (6 letters) WHERRY 3. small boat (5 letters) SKIFF 4. delivery expertise (10 letters) OBSTETRICS 5. rule under an iron fist (7 letters) TYRANNY 6. state of motherhood (9 letters) MATERNITY 7. Joe of bubble gum fame (7 letters) BAZOOKA
1. mudslinger (9 letters) MUCKRAKER 2. water down (6 letters) WEAKEN 3. stamping ground (7 letters) HANGOUT 4. systematic explanation (10 letters) EXPOSITION 5. inorganic material (7 letters) MINERAL 6. like “sdrawkcab” (9 letters) BACKWARDS 7. girl in the family (5 letters) NIECE
1. cease (6 letters) DESIST 2. infer from current data (11 letters) EXTRAPOLATE 3. idealistic (7 letters) UTOPIAN 4. noun ending in -s, often (6 letters) PLURAL 5. cook under high heat (5 letters) BROIL 6. expert in crop production (10 letters) AGRONOMIST 7. cold treat (8 letters) POPSICLE
1. bring into agreement (6 letters) ACCORD 2. British lawyer (9 letters) BARRISTER 3. court declaration (9 letters) AFFIDAVIT 4. flounder or sole (8 letters) FLATFISH 5. preparation for an exam, maybe (8 letters) CRAMMING 6. smeared (7 letters) SMUDGED 7. possessed at birth (6 letters) INNATE
1. sleeveless shirt (7 letters) TANKTOP 2. final figure (5 letters) TOTAL 3. healing application (8 letters) POULTICE 4. holdup (7 letters) ROBBERY 5. combination of cuisines (6 letters) FUSION 6. able to see into the future (9 letters) PRESCIENT 7. handheld firework (8 letters) SPARKLER
1. oversee (9 letters) SUPERVISE 2. winter buildup (8 letters) SNOWBANK 3. thick spicy stew (6 letters) BURGOO 4. legitimate (6 letters) LAWFUL 5. cell division (7 letters) MEIOSIS 6. cheap digs for travelers (6 letters) HOSTEL 7. outcast (10 letters) EXPATRIATE
1. squanderer (11 letters) SPENDTHRIFT 2. full of fibs (9 letters) DECEITFUL 3. patient transportation (6 letters) GURNEY 4. of small size (5 letters) PYGMY 5. Kennedy predecessor (10 letters) EISENHOWER 6. sharp as a tack (5 letters) ACUTE 7. derisive shout (4 letters) HOOT