| "A good ___ is its own reward" |
DEED |
| "I ___ the day ..." |
RUE |
| "Mambo No. 5" singer Bega |
LOU |
| "Mighty" tree |
OAK |
| "The Hate U Give" author Thomas |
ANGIE |
| *"Killer whale," e.g. (... letters 1-5) |
ONSIMMER |
| *"They just want to see how we'll react" (... letters 1-5) |
TASTIEST |
| *Championship boxing match (In this clue's answer, see letters 1-6) |
BELTITOUT |
| *Sneaky trick that you "pull" (... letters 1-6) |
NOTSAFE |
| *Vessel for making goulash (... letters 1-4) |
WETSPOT |
| Apple's mobile platform |
IOS |
| As yet |
SOFAR |
| Auditions for anyone interested |
OPENCALLS |
| Beauty store chain |
ULTA |
| Big baby, say |
ARMFUL |
| Bread served with hummus |
PITA |
| Capital of Latvia |
RIGA |
| CNN anchor Bash |
DANA |
| Come next |
ENSUE |
| Director Lee |
ANG |
| Exam for an aspiring atty |
LSAT |
| Father's sister, maybe |
AUNT |
| Fathered |
SIRED |
| Flowery necklace |
LEI |
| Frequently |
OFTEN |
| Gaze |
STARE |
| Genre for much online writing, informally |
ALTLIT |
| Golf props |
TEES |
| Govt. rules |
REGS |
| Graceful bird |
SWAN |
| Gridiron org. rebooted in 2020 |
XFL |
| Gymnasts' heels-over-head maneuver ... and a hint for making sense of the starred clues' answers |
FRONTFLIP |
| Have a bagel, maybe |
EAT |
| Heated like oolong tea leaves |
PANFIRED |
| Imitate |
APE |
| In unison |
ASONE |
| Indian tea region |
ASSAM |
| Lift one's spirits? |
TOAST |
