| 'Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean' |
GEM |
| 'Famous' cookie maker |
AMOS |
| 'Hey, over here!' |
PSST |
| 'Sign me up!' |
IMIN |
| 'The Bartered Bride' and 'The Marriage of Figaro' |
OPERAS |
| *Devastating event in a real estate bust |
HOMEFORECLOSURE |
| *Highly stressful situations, metaphorically |
Pressurecookers |
| *Like a guesstimate, by nature |
IMPRECISE |
| *Many a Silicon Valley business |
SOFTWARECOMPANY |
| *Question suggesting 'That just about sums things up' |
WHATMORECANISAY |
| Actress Anderson |
PAMELA |
| Africa's most populous city (21+ million) |
LAGOS |
| Alliance formed in April 1949 |
NATO |
| April 1 target |
FOOL |
| Automotive brand with an oval logo |
STP |
| Automotive brand with an oval logo |
AMOCO |
| Battle reminders |
SCARS |
| Biased against seniors |
AGEIST |
| Bust's counterpart |
BOOM |
| California ___ (state flag words) |
REPUBLIC |
| Classic 1980s space warfare video game |
GALAGA |
| Community sports facility ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
RECCENTER |
| Counters with beads |
ABACI |
| Dandy |
NIFTY |
| Desires |
YENS |
| Doctors making deliveries, in brief |
OBS |
| Elements in a comic's repertoire |
GAGS |
| Elevator, in England |
LIFT |
| Eminent |
NOTED |
| Flair |
ELAN |
| Foe in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' |
GIANT |
| Formed for a particular purpose |
ADHOC |
| Get ready |
PREP |
| Grannies |
NANAS |
| Half the pieces in a chess set |
PAWNS |
| Hatcher of 'Desperate Housewives' |
TERI |
| Heisman winner Torretta |
GINO |
