| "Better ___ nothing" |
THAN |
| "Hollaback Girl" singer Stefani |
GWEN |
| "Super Trouper" vocal group |
ABBA |
| 21-Across natives, e.g |
ASIANS |
| Agronomists' samples |
SOILS |
| All-hrs. cash sources |
ATMS |
| Angora ___ (source of mohair) |
GOAT |
| At the crest of |
ATOP |
| Barely audible or readable |
FAINT |
| Became a member |
Joinedup |
| Brawny track-and-field competitor |
SHOTPUTTER |
| Carry off |
TAKE |
| Checkout worker |
CLERK |
| Circus star General ___ Thumb |
TOM |
| City near Syracuse |
UTICA |
| Closes the book on |
ENDS |
| Cloths at changing stations |
WIPES |
| Concert extenders |
ENCORES |
| Delivered by the stork, so to speak |
BORN |
| Didn't pass or hand off |
KEPT |
| Disputes, as a will |
CONTESTS |
| Documentarian Burns |
KEN |
| Elisabeth of "CSI" |
SHUE |
| Email folder heading |
SENT |
| Filled up on |
ATE |
| Five beats, in "Take Five" |
MEASURE |
| Flies like a butterfly |
FLITS |
| Gladiators' weapons |
TRIDENTS |
| Google Maps recommendation |
ROUTE |
| Harness racer's gait |
TROT |
| Home to Disney's Ariel |
OCEAN |
| In stitches |
SEWN |
| It may start with "A guy walks into a bar . . ." |
JOKE |
| Jefferson and Paine, theologically |
DEISTS |
| Kuwaiti dignitary |
EMIR |
| Largo, vis-a-vis adagio |
SLOWER |
| Las Vegas, to gamblers |
MECCA |
| Letters on a Coppertone bottle |
SPF |
| Like many exclusive communities |
GATED |