| "500" Wall St. index ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
SANDP |
| "Coulda been worse!" |
PHEW |
| "I'll do it" |
LETME |
| "Put __ here": envelope corner reminder |
STAMP |
| "__ creature was stirring ... " |
NOTA |
| "__ just me?" |
ISIT |
| '90s game disc |
POG |
| *Financial page listing |
STOCKPRICE |
| *Game where one might have an ace in the hole |
STUDPOKER |
| *Informal surveys |
STRAWPOLLS |
| *Only woman ever elected governor of Alaska |
SARAHPALIN |
| *Stack of unsolicited manuscripts |
SLUSHPILE |
| *Touchy topics |
SOREPOINTS |
| 007 creator Fleming |
IAN |
| Actor __ Elba of "The Wire" |
IDRIS |
| Actress Peeples |
NIA |
| Antacid jingle word repeated after "plop, plop" |
FIZZ |
| Arch city: Abbr |
STL |
| Artist's paint holder |
PALETTE |
| Banish |
EXILE |
| Barista's vessel |
URN |
| Bearded antelopes |
GNUS |
| Became partners |
PAIREDUP |
| Biblical beast |
ASS |
| Budding socialite |
DEB |
| Coaches' speeches |
PEPTALKS |
| DWI-fighting org |
SADD |
| Ed with seven Emmys |
ASNER |
| Et __: and others |
ALIA |
| Farm pen |
STY |
| Financial page abbr |
NYSE |
| Flashy displays |
ECLATS |
| Formal petition |
PLEA |
| Former president of Pakistan |
ZIA |
| Gave the nod to |
OKED |
| Growth chart nos |
HTS |
| Gum treatment, briefly |
PERIO |
| Hardly healthy-looking |
PALE |
| Harvest |
REAP |
