Submissions

Clue: Acquire through merit
Answer: EARN
Clue: Scrabble coup
Answer: TRIPLEWORDSCORE
Clue: Serve up the drinks, e.g.
Answer: TEND
Clue: Hanging in the balance
Answer: ATRISK
Clue: ___ Newton (cookie)
Answer: FIG
Clue: Deter by advice
Answer: DISSUADE
Clue: Sashimi choice
Answer: AHI
Clue: Many a Wayne flick
Answer: OATER
Clue: Hit maker?
Answer: ASSASSIN
Clue: Literary miscellany, e.g.
Answer: ANA