| "I beg of you ..." |
PLEASE |
| "Should that prove true ..." |
IFSO |
| "Steppenwolf" author |
HESSE |
| "You've got mail" company |
AOL |
| *Corner square in Monopoly |
FREEPARKING |
| *Digit's worth |
PLACEVALUE |
| *Fairy tale creature transformed by a kiss |
FROGPRINCE |
| *Secondary wager |
SIDEBET |
| Accra's country |
GHANA |
| All together |
ENMASSE |
| Baring it all |
NAKED |
| Basketball basket |
HOOP |
| Beginner's supposed advantage |
LUCK |
| Being pursued, as a fugitive |
ATLARGE |
| Bernie Sanders' title: Abbr |
SEN |
| Big rig |
SEMI |
| Copacabana city, informally |
RIO |
| Crowdfunding site, and a hint to the starred entries' first words |
KICKSTARTER |
| Dairy Queen choice |
CONE |
| Deduce |
INFER |
| Depart the stage |
EXIT |
| Dinged |
DENTED |
| Dinner dishes |
PLATES |
| Eeyore's creator |
MILNE |
| Enthusiastic |
KEEN |
| FBI biopic "J. ___" |
EDGAR |
| Fencing sword |
EPEE |
| Festive celebration |
GALA |
| Flippers |
FINS |
| Former word for "formerly" |
ERST |
| General pattern |
TREND |
| Green growth in a pool |
ALGAE |
| Hairy primate |
APE |
| Hall of Famer Gehrig |
LOU |
| Have a chat |
TALK |
| Hollywood patrol force, briefly |
LAPD |
| Landscaping roll |
SOD |
| Leftover bit for Fido |
SCRAP |
| Like fuzzy food in the fridge |
MOLDY |
