| "A Death in the Family" author |
AGEE |
| "Don't think so" |
NAH |
| "Help!" at sea |
SOS |
| "Help!" at sea |
MAYDAY |
| "No seats" sign |
SRO |
| "Otoh, what will you pay?" |
OBO |
| "The Art of Loving" author Erich |
FROMM |
| "The Hobbit" being |
ELF |
| "__ Explain Things to Me": 2014 Rebecca Solnit essay anthology |
MEN |
| *Market-based pollution-control policy |
CAPANDTRADE |
| *Political metaphor about dealing with bureaucracy |
DRAINTHESWAMP |
| *Response to wild applause |
CURTAINCALL |
| *Top brass |
HEADHONCHOS |
| + or - particles |
IONS |
| A-lister |
VIP |
| Actress Longoria |
EVA |
| Agreement |
ASSENT |
| Almost on "E" |
LOW |
| Apple music players |
IPODS |
| Attend |
GOTO |
| Baking soda target |
ODOR |
| Basic structure |
FRAMEWORK |
| Beyond angry |
IRATE |
| Biblical mount |
ASS |
| Brief reaction to oversharing |
TMI |
| Brief thing to say |
AFEWWORDS |
| Can't live without |
NEED |
| Canon SLR |
EOS |
| Certain Jamaican, religiously |
RASTA |
| Civil War swords |
SABERS |
| Classic "Psycho" segment where one might see the starts of the answers to starred clues |
SHOWERSCENE |
| College Football Playoff org |
NCAA |
| Commerce pact to be replaced by USMCA when it's ratified |
NAFTA |
| Cook quickly |
ZAP |
| Crewed in a shell |
ROWED |
| Cubs' home |
DEN |
| Cup handle |
EAR |
| Farm female |
EWE |
| Florida theme park |
EPCOT |