| Not act subtly |
| Preferred ones |
| Preferred guests |
| Preferred credit rating |
| Lumberjack's preferred ABC News reporter? |
| Pirate's preferred method of payment? |
| Salad dressing preferred by Michael Jackson? |
| Preferred invitees |
| Pref. preferred by the "green police |
| Preferred shift |
| Referred indirectly |
| Leg-fancier's preferred skirt style |
| Preferred groups |
| Word widely preferred over "Eskimo |
| Facility often referred to by its first letter |
| Diamond Preferred credit card offerer |
| Generally preferred work shift |
| Insect often mistakenly referred to as a locust |
| Preferred vintage |
| Most-preferred invitees |
| Subtly pervasive quality |
| Wile E. Coyote's preferred supplier |
| Captain Hook's preferred potable? |
| Wile E. Coyote's preferred brand |
| A ship is always referred to ___ . . . ": Nimitz |
| Company not-so-subtly advertised for in "The Wizard |
| Appear unsubtly |
| Implied subtly |
| Referred obliquely |
| Subtly mottled, as fabric |