| HS diploma equivalent |
GED |
| Ignited |
LIT |
| Issa of "American Fiction" |
RAE |
| Like a doe |
FEMALE |
| Like old home movies, perhaps |
ONTAPE |
| Make beloved |
ENDEAR |
| Mall retailer that once specialized in nu-metal merchandise |
HOTTOPIC |
| Margaret March's nickname in "Little Women" |
MEG |
| Mexican Revolution figure |
ZAPATA |
| MLB All-Star second baseman Albies |
OZZIE |
| Mongoose, to a snake ... or snake, to a mongoose |
PREY |
| Moved to avoid the tag |
SLID |
| Necktie worn by Fred on "Scooby-Doo" |
ASCOT |
| Optimistic |
ROSY |
| Osakan's assent |
HAI |
| Places of worship |
TEMPLES |
| Prone to snooping |
NOSY |
| Reduce hostilities ... or what one must do to each starred clue |
CLEARTHEAIR |
| Require |
ENTAIL |
| Research funds |
GRANTS |
| Reverberate |
ECHO |
| Shipped off |
SENT |
| Shoutout to a parent |
HIMOM |
| Some skintight outfits |
CATSUITS |
| Sparkling alternative |
STILL |
| SSNs, e.g |
IDS |
| Sulk |
MOPE |
| Tabloid couple |
ITEM |
| Target of a yearbook portrait touch-up |
ZIT |
| Temporary tattoo dye |
HENNA |
| That guy's |
HIS |
| The ___ (Las Vegas resort with the tallest observation tower in the U.S.) |
STRAT |
| Tire gauge reading, briefly |
PSI |
| Wed secretively |
ELOPE |
| Word before "Man" or "monkey" |
SPIDER |
| Word from the Japanese for "fold" and "paper" |
ORIGAMI |
| Yin's counterpart |
YANG |
| ___ the waters |
MUDDY |
