| “Coffee ___?” |
ORTEA |
| “Curious George” co-authors |
REYS |
| “D’oh!” bellower |
HOMER |
| “Dies ___” |
IRAE |
| “Doctor Who” carrier |
BBC |
| “Even so...” |
STILL |
| “Hooked on a Feeling” singer |
BJTHOMAS |
| “La Dolce ___” |
VITA |
| “The Bartered Bride” composer |
SMETANA |
| “Well, ___ say!” |
IDARE |
| “___ be an honor!” |
ITD |
| *BREAH |
REHAB |
| *DILMED |
MIDDLE |
| *TALUCA |
ACTUAL |
| *YUJIC |
JUICY |
| 13th, maybe |
IDES |
| 1968 Tom Jones hit |
DELILAH |
| 1980s gaming console |
NES |
| 2002 Kenny Chesney song |
BIGSTAR |
| 51-Across’s peninsula |
ARABIA |
| A little resistance? |
OHM |
| Advocate of strong government control |
ETATIST |
| Always, to Auden |
EER |
| Angle toward the sky |
UPTILT |
| Answer to the riddle (After unscrambling the four starred clues, arrange the circled letters to form the answer) |
THEDAILYJUMBLE |
| Applies crudely |
DAUBS |
| Atoll component |
CORAL |
| Ballerina’s bend |
PLIE |
| Band aid? |
AMP |
| Baton twirler, perhaps |
PARADER |
| Belittled |
ABASED |
| Brightly colored |
NEON |
| Briny expanse |
SEA |
| Campus newbies |
FROSH |
| Cannes compadre |
AMI |
| Capital on a gulf of the Mediterranean |
TUNIS |
| Cereal Mikey liked |
LIFE |
| Certain soldier |
ANT |
| Chain whose goods often come with an Allen wrench |
IKEA |
| Christmas wish, maybe |
BONUS |
| Close up on a screen |
GLENN |
| Core |
NUCLEUS |
| Corps core |
CADRE |
| Cowboy whoop |
YEEHAW |
| Dash dial |
TACH |
| Deviate |
VEER |
| Difficult couple? |
EFS |
| Dispel the doubts of |
ASSURE |
| Doubter’s question at a museum |
ISITART |
| Dwell |
RESIDE |
| End in ___ |
ATIE |
| Excitedly gonna |
EAGERTO |
| Far from fancy |
HATE |
| Farm female |
MARE |
| FBI agent, informally |
GMAN |
| Feel bad |
AIL |
| First prime |
TWO |
| Flowery poem |
ODE |
| Former RNC chairman Michael |
STEELE |
| Four-time Indy 500 winner |
AJFOYT |
| Gaffe |
MISTAKE |
| Get spotted |
BESEEN |
| Go-to drinks for Radar O’Reilly |
NEHIS |
| God of war in the game Warhammer |
ULRIC |
| He starts between the Ballroom and Conservatory |
MRGREEN |
| Head of a French monastery |
ABBE |
| Holly feature |
BERRY |
| Hoyt, who co-authors 121-Across |
DAVID |
| Hunt of “NCIS: Los Angeles” |
LINDA |
| Jet off for |
FLYTO |
| Keister |
TUSHIE |
