| "Can I let you ___ a secret?" |
INON |
| "E.T. ___ home" |
PHONE |
| "Game of Thrones" actress Chaplin |
OONA |
| "Happy" mollusk |
CLAM |
| "Holy guacamole!" |
OHMYGOD |
| "In that case ..." |
IFSO |
| '80s pop star Rick |
ASTLEY |
| *Child-rearing --> Living as a tenant |
PARENTING |
| *Gluttony, e.g |
ASIAN |
| *It's illegal to pump your own in New Jersey |
GAPS |
| *Keeping watch --> Antagonizing online |
PATROLLING |
| *Like most college dorms |
COPED |
| *Lost all hope --> Craved |
DESPAIRED |
| *Marvel Comics legend Lee |
SATAN |
| *Pitch-black |
PINKY |
| *Purchasing beforehand --> Feeding (on), as a predator |
PREPAYING |
| *Socially distant types |
LOANERS |
| *___ gin fizz |
SLOPE |
| Acts sad |
MOPES |
| Ad-___ (improvise) |
LIB |
| Agenda bit |
ITEM |
| Australia's region |
OCEANIA |
| Believer in a nonintervening god |
DEIST |
| Chanted |
INTONED |
| Classic murder mystery board game |
CLUE |
| Cuban cheddar? |
PESO |
| Delight |
ELATE |
| Detroit NBA players |
PISTONS |
| Electrical resistance units |
OHMS |
| Feels sick |
AILS |
| Gorilla or orangutan |
APE |
| Here, in Paris |
ICI |
| Humorous nickname for a raccoon ... or when parsed differently, a hint to understanding the starred clues' answers |
TRASHPANDA |
| Informant |
FINK |
| It's a cool house! |
IGLOO |
| Kind of pit at some concerts |
MOSH |
| Like a broken faucet, maybe |
LEAKY |
| Like breakfast, vis-a-vis second breakfast and elevenses |
EARLIER |
