| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SSS | As a black mamba warns |
| PRESAGES | Warns, as a clairvoyant |
| HISSESAT | Warns as a snake would |
| SOOTY | Black, as a chimney |
| SOOTY | Black, as a flue |
| SOOTY | Black, as a chimney flue |
| SLOE | Bluish black, as a wild plum. |
| BANGEDUP | Black-and-blue, as from a fight |
| ICES | Finishes making, as a black-and-white cookie |
| NSA | Govt. org. with a forerunner known as the Black Chamber |
| PAPAYAS | Fruits whose seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercorns |
