| "Goodness gracious!" |
MYGOSH |
| "Tea" for "gossip," e.g |
SLANG |
| "Tell someone who gives a hoot" |
ASIFICARE |
| "What's the ___?" |
DIF |
| "___ sells seashells ..." |
SHE |
| "___, James ___" |
BOND |
| 1040 org |
IRS |
| Actress Rigg of "The Avengers" |
DIANA |
| Aid on a hot summer day |
FAN |
| Aunt and uncle's little girl |
NIECE |
| Beginner, in modern lingo |
NOOB |
| Big-dollar election-influencing grp |
SUPERPAC |
| Bit of inspiration |
IDEA |
| Bogus |
PHONY |
| Bogus |
SHAM |
| Clown accessory that's often bright red |
WIG |
| Commercial prefix with bank |
CITI |
| Congresswoman ___ Omar |
ILHAN |
| Country singer Patsy |
CLINE |
| Cracked, as a door |
AJAR |
| Deadly nerve gas |
SARIN |
| Describing chardonnay, e.g |
OAKY |
| Digital holiday greeting |
ECARD |
| Dislodge, as printer paper |
UNJAM |
| Dove or Dial |
SOAP |
| Dragonlike creature of fantasy |
WYVERN |
| Emergency relocation of people, for short |
EVAC |
| First toy to be called an "action figure" |
GIJOE |
| Furniture megastore |
IKEA |
| Genuine |
REAL |
| Glutton's demand |
MORE |
| Himalayan cryptids |
YETIS |
| Hindu festival of colors |
HOLI |
| Home to the Hang Seng and Nikkei 225 indexes |
ASIA |
| In the 70s or 80s, say |
WARM |
| In the past |
AGO |
| Indy 500 sponsor |
STP |
| Insignificant amount ... or hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
ADROPINTHEOCEAN |
| Instrument in Hindustani music |
SITAR |