| Purring pet |
| Intense, as competition |
| ___ Pet (kitschy plant) |
| Petticoat |
| Annual coll. basketball competition |
| Muppet roommates on "Sesame Street": 3 wds. |
| Peter who wrote "Puff the Magic Dragon |
| Household appliance |
| 1950's White House nickname |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Conversation is ___ in which a man has all mankind for his competitors": Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Recommendation for an employee who stole petty cash? |
| Flower petals, collectively |
| Acapulco appetizer |
| Queen Victoria's royal house |
| Coffeehouse specialist |
| One who's handy around the house |
| Adams of "The Muppets |
| A plague o' ___ your houses!": Mercutio |
| Chinatown appetizers |
| Cedric Diggory's Hogwarts house in the "Harry Potter" series |
| Appetizer |
| Islander's house, sometimes |
| Petty peeve |
| NyQuil competitor |
| Bar competition |
| Carpet measure |
| Public storehouses |
| Abode of a Muppet |
| Actor Jackie's pet fish? |