| Low-risk govt. investment |
TBOND |
| Major component of Mr. Clean |
AMMONIA |
| Many a Monopoly card |
DEED |
| Mardi Gras, e.g.: Abbr |
TUE |
| Michael Phelps supply |
SPEEDOS |
| Mythos |
LORE |
| On the line |
ATSTAKE |
| Part of ISBN or IBM: Abbr |
INTL |
| Physicist associated with sonic booms |
MACH |
| Play halter, often |
WHISTLE |
| Power brought to bear by the highest-ranking crew member? |
CAPTAINSLOG |
| Process leaving blissful remainders? |
JOYDIVISION |
| Relationship between online followers and actual loyalty? |
SOCIALFUNCTION |
| San Francisco daily since 1865 |
EXAMINER |
| Satisfied sigh |
AAH |
| Scholastic yardstick, briefly |
GPA |
| Set of principles |
CODE |
| Sharp in the nostrils |
ACRID |
| Small body of medical research |
NANOBOT |
| Some edible ribbons |
PASTA |
| Sometimes-inadmissible evidence |
HEARSAY |
| Speak from a soapbox |
ORATE |
| Sprouted |
GREW |
| Squealer |
RAT |
| Star of 12 Down, e.g |
IDOL |
| Support in skullduggery |
ABET |
| The most commonly occurring monster? |
BEASTMODE |
| The Times Square Ball drops on it: Abbr |
EST |
| Thing that most convinces you to get a product? |
DECIDINGFACTOR |
| Thumbs-up |
YES |
| Totally committed |
ALLIN |
| Underground org. in N.Y.C |
MTA |
| What Homer called 'rosy-fingered' |
DAWN |
| Wilbur's owner in 'Charlotte's Web' |
FERN |
| Zoë of 'Guardians of the Galaxy' |
SALDANA |
| ___ Brickowski ('The Lego Movie' protagonist) |
EMMET |
| ___ Miss (school in Oxford) |
OLE |
| ___ Pince (Hogwarts librarian) |
IRMA |
