| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| IRONCLAD | Like the Monitor or the Merrimack |
| IRONCLAD | Like the "Monitor" or the "Merrimac" |
| WARSHIP | Monitor or Merrimack |
| HOMERIC | Like the "Iliad" or the "Odyssey" |
| TITLED | Like the Marquis de Sade or the Duke of Earl |
| NASAL | Like the first of May or the end of June? |
| HIND | Like the back legs of a deer, or the deer herself |
| UPLAST | Like the home team in the ninth, if tied or behind |
| DOWNANDDIRTY | Unvarnished ... or like the ends of the answers to starred clues? |
| DOWNANDDIRTY | Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues? |
| SHUT | Like a front door that's not letting all the cold in, do you think I'm paying to heat the entire outdoors or something? |
