| "And I Love ___" (Beatles song) |
HER |
| "Gotcha," in the '60s |
IDIG |
| "The Fountainhead" author Ayn |
RAND |
| "Yo!" |
HEY |
| "___ you hear the news?" |
DID |
| *1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne novel featuring a red "A," with "The" |
SCARLETLETTER |
| *Event for socializing with a public figure |
MEETANDGREET |
| *Occupation for Ace Ventura of film |
PETDETECTIVE |
| *Prepare |
GETSET |
| *Romeo Montague's love interest |
JULIETCAPULET |
| Absorb, with "up" |
SOP |
| Accumulate |
AMASS |
| Aide: Abbr |
ASST |
| Arid like an African desert |
SAHARAN |
| Basketball long shots, informally |
THREES |
| Before the deadline |
EARLY |
| Bias of concern to AARP |
AGEISM |
| Bit of concert merch |
TEE |
| Bit of wordplay |
PUN |
| Camp bed |
COT |
| Change over time |
EVOLVE |
| Chargeable cars, briefly |
EVS |
| Chemistry test? |
HOTDATE |
| Cloth scrap |
RAG |
| Compete (for) |
VIE |
| Core principles ... and when parsed differently, what you'll find across all of the answers to the starred clues |
TENETS |
| Cow's mouthful |
CUD |
| Daredevil Knievel |
EVEL |
| Disgust |
ODIUM |
| Distinguished politicians |
STATESMEN |
| Egyptian river |
NILE |
| Enthusiasm |
ARDOR |
| Fancy country home |
VILLA |
| Fashion sense |
STYLE |
| First aid pro |
EMT |
| Foot digit |
TOE |
| Fourth-year HS students |
SRS |
| Hair coloring |
DYE |
| Harden |
CONGEAL |
