| "Au contraire!" |
NOTSO |
| "That's exactly right!" |
YOUSAIDIT |
| "The doing is often more important ___ the outcome" (Arthur Ashe) |
THAN |
| "The Matrix" character whose name anagrams to "one" |
NEO |
| "What's Going On" singer Marvin |
GAYE |
| $20 bill dispenser |
ATM |
| *Children's book character who was inflated with a bicycle pump |
FLATSTANLEY |
| *New actor's hurdle |
STAGEFRIGHT |
| *Old pro's opposite |
RANKAMATEUR |
| *Put the pedal to the metal |
FLOORIT |
| Actor Cumming |
ALAN |
| Artificial skin color |
FAKETAN |
| Badminton need |
RACKET |
| Bear necessity? |
DEN |
| Break some ground? |
HOE |
| Britain and its territories, for King Charles III |
REALM |
| Bunches of chicks |
BROODS |
| Can't-lose |
NORISK |
| Cheeky comebacks and such |
SASS |
| Comes up |
ARISES |
| Congregations |
FLOCKS |
| Dent or ding |
MAR |
| Dependable partner, metaphorically |
ROCK |
| Fail to mention |
OMIT |
| Fill in for |
ACTAS |
| Fill with glee |
ELATE |
| Garbage destinations |
DUMPS |
| Good in a crisis ... or like each starred clue's answer, based on its first word? |
LEVELHEADED |
| Granola grain |
OAT |
| Hang glider's launching point, perhaps |
CLIFF |
| Harper or Spike |
LEE |
| Homemade cookies' unit |
BATCH |
| Karate expert |
BLACKBELT |
| Le ___ (Paris paper) |
MONDE |
| Least constrained |
FREEST |
| Lifesaving skill, for short |
CPR |
| Like a fun party |
LIT |
| Made a meal for |
FED |
