| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LOWE | "Cruel to Be Kind" Nick |
| LOWE | "Cruel to be Kind" Nick |
| LOWE | "Cruel to be Kind" singer Nick |
| ONLY | "I must be cruel, ... to be kind": "Hamlet" |
| ILLUSE | Be cruel to |
| BEKIND | "I must be cruel, only to ...": Hamlet |
| FLIPSIDE | "Hound Dog," relative to "Don't Be Cruel" |
| SIDEA | "Don't Be Cruel" as opposed to "Hound Dog" |
| ESSE | "Emollit mores nec sinit ... feros" (motto of the University of South Carolina meaning "Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel") |
