Proximate Plaid Plaid cloth worn by Highlanders Plaid cloth worn by Scottish Highlanders Plaid Piper pattern Plaid Plaid kilt pattern Plaid design Plaid pattern Plaid Plaid cloth. Plaid. Patterned wool. Plaid or ship Plaid garment Plaid cloth Plaid Perthshire pattern Parade pattern Pattern for a 10-Across Plaid cloth Plaid Plaid pattern Plaid Plaid kilt pattern Plaid kilt pattern Plaid kilt pattern Plaid Part of a pop song that often contains the title Part of an old heating system Part of a heating plant. Part of a steam engine. Pot or double follower Plate preceder Part of a steam generator Part of an old heating system Part of an old heating system Public policy initiated in the 1980's Political policy, something usually transparent, gathering no end of support Part of the '80s ''demokratizatsiya'' program Pull a fast one Pain, discomfort Psychology professor making a case for pain Pair on the résumé of 12-Down Pair on the résumé of 12-Down Prizes since 1949 Prizes since 1949 Primetime ___ "Primetime" awards Primetime ___ "Primetime" awards People slaloming Puts off a void game to steal the limelight Put to shame, e.g. at spud-bashing? There's some left! Presidential oath verb Play safety Place of torment Protect. Paradiso's counterpart Protect Protect against the other team scoring Protect Protect Protect against the other team scoring Play goalie Protect Poem with nine circles of hell spelled clockwise in the gray circled squares and counterclockwise in the white circled squares Perturb Protect from harm Publishing order Publishing order Protect Protect Protect against attack Protect Palindromes may be read this way Part of a diary. Part of a diary farm. Part of a dairy. Place that dairy products are made Put a hex on Plague Place a hex on Put a hex on Pox Persistent bad luck Prosaic. Pox Put a hex on Put a hex on Prosaic Precise Put the whammy on someone Put a hex on Persistent bad luck Put an evil spell on Put out Put a whammy on Put a hex on Put an evil spell on Pox Put a whammy on Put a hex on Put a hex on Place a hex on Put a hex on Pashmina alternative Perturb Payoff from a fleecing Pool money before getting pricy knitwear Put in some new fixtures, say Prune, as old shrubs Playwright's advice Perturbed Procrastinate. Procrastinate Persist Pagan practice Practice forbidden by the Ten Commandments Part of Yugoslavia Powder-keg of W.W. I Part of Yugoslavia Part of former Yugoslavia Part of the former Yugoslavia Part of DJIA Part of GPA: Abbr. Part of the former Yugoslavia Part of ERA: Abbr. Part of DJIA: Abbr. Pt. of GPA Part of GPA: Abbr. Provide support for Part of DJIA: Abbr. Player in an I formation Part of ERA: Abbr. Pt. of GPA Part of GPA Part of GPA: Abbr. Player like O.J. Part of DJIA Part of GPA Part of DJIA Part of a pitcher's e.r.a. Part of e.r.a. Part of e.r.a.: Abbr. Part of G.P.A.: Abbr. Pt. of ERA Pt. of ERA Part of G.P.A.: Abbr Part of DJIA Part of ERA: Abbr Part of DJIA: Abbr Possible answers for 20-Across Possible exam answer choices Pump-filled furniture Pencil need Pen or pin follower Pencil sharpener's creation Purpose Pencil tip Particular. Promontory. Petit or needle Particular Purpose Pen part Pencil part Pen end Pencil end Pencil need Purpose Pin or knife follower Private place Pull back Private place Pull back, as an army Pull back from the front lines Place of privacy Place of seclusion. Period of seclusion. Pull back Pull back Private place Place of privacy or seclusion Person in a gown, perhaps Playing the waiting game Persevering. Physician's client Playing the waiting game Person with complaint that's slow to complain Prepared to wait as pet ain't sick? Post-election selection Presidential appointees Presidential advisors Pantry, for instance Place for files Presidential advisers. Presidential advisors. Presidential advisory group. Presidential selections Presidential appointees Presidential advisers Presidential advisers President Clinton has one President's selection Presidential advisory group Post-election appointees Pot holder President's selection Presidential advisory group Post-election appointees PM's team Presidential advisory group Palmer, to his fans Palmer of golf Palmer on the green, casually ___ Pye (helicopter traffic reporter on "The Simpsons") Palmer Palmer, to his army PGA nickname Palmer, to golf fans Palmer, to fans Palmer, to pals PGA star with an "army" PGA great with an "army" Palmer with his own "army" Palmer of the links Palmer with an army Palmer with an "army" Palmer of the links Palmer, to his "army" Palmer, to pals Palmer, to his fans Palmer Palmer, "The King" Palmer, to his army PGA "army" leader PGA star with an "army" PGA great with an "army" Palmer with his own "army" Palmer of the links Palmer with an army Palmer with an "army" PGA Hall of Fame nickname Palmer, to his followers Palmer's nickname Palmer, to his fans PGA nickname PGA legend's nickname