Related Clues:

• Touching on
• 'All ___ That Bass'
• Word before 'a boy' or 'the author'
• An attack of illness on the go
• Partner of up
• Guesstimate qualifier
• Estimation adverb
• Dealing with an attack of disease?
• Nirvana "___ a Girl"
• Badly Drawn Boy's "___ a Boy"
• "___-face!" (military shout)
• and 9 Down: Reverse decision on a ship's chosen name (in part), changing answer to be acceptable to higher echelons
• Given to smooching
• A fight in the vicinity
• "Keep your wits ___ you"