| "Comprende?" |
SEE |
| "Cool!" |
RAD |
| "Exodus" author Leon |
URIS |
| "I knew it!" |
HAH |
| "Immediately!" |
NOW |
| "Me neither!" |
NORI |
| "Peter Pan" beast |
CROC |
| "You __ here" |
ARE |
| "You're confusing me" |
IDONTUNDERSTAND |
| "__ bet?" |
WANNA |
| "__, poor Yorick!": Hamlet |
ALAS |
| Abu Dhabi is its cap |
UAE |
| Annual celebrations, for short |
BDAYS |
| Ante- |
PRE |
| Biblical betrayer |
JUDAS |
| Blanc who voiced Bugs |
MEL |
| Blazing |
AFIRE |
| Blockhead |
SCHMO |
| Busybody |
SNOOP |
| Capitol Hill fig |
POL |
| Change one's route to avoid heavy traffic, say |
MAKEADETOUR |
| Cheeky |
PERT |
| Climactic show ending, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
GRANDFINALE |
| Composer Stravinsky |
IGOR |
| Cylindrical water toy |
POOLNOODLE |
| Decide not to go to |
SKIP |
| Deep-voiced opera singer |
BASSO |
| Director Lee |
ANG |
| EKG organ |
HEART |
| Epps of "House" |
OMAR |
| Fabulist mentioned by Aristotle |
AESOP |
| Fairy tale starter |
ONCE |
| Gig equipment |
AMPS |
| Good name for a lover of hearty meals |
STU |
| Gossip spreader |
YENTA |
| Gut feeling at dinner time? |
HUNGERPANG |
| Have no doubt |
KNOW |
| Help in finding the hidden treasure |
MAP |
| High-tech appt. books |
PDAS |