| "Cool!" |
NEAT |
| "Going out of business" event |
SALE |
| "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" singer Waters |
ETHEL |
| "Mildred Pierce" novelist |
CAIN |
| "No ifs, __, or buts" |
ANDS |
| "Not another sound!" |
ZIPIT |
| "Out of Africa" setting |
KENYA |
| "The thing is ... " |
LOOK |
| "__ see myself out" |
ILL |
| *Many a rejection notice |
MROFLETTER |
| *Mutate |
EPAHSSHIFT |
| *Pillar of society |
LEDOMCITIZEN |
| *Snappy dresser |
NOIHSAFPLATE |
| Anew |
FRESHLY |
| Aria, for one |
SOLO |
| Bart, to Homer |
SON |
| Big name in laptops |
ACER |
| Bother |
ADO |
| Budget, in brand names |
ECONO |
| Bygone Swedish auto |
SAAB |
| College athletics airer |
ESPNU |
| Countless lifetimes |
EON |
| Country made up of 14,125 islands |
JAPAN |
| Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue |
BUILDUP |
| Do some roof repairs |
RETAR |
| Dull, in a way |
MATTE |
| Fair, in a way |
EVEN |
| Family friendly |
CLEAN |
| Forever __ |
STAMP |
| Fried chickpea bite |
FALAFEL |
| Hefty volume |
TOME |
| Hill workers |
AIDES |
| Hockey venue |
ARENA |
| Home screen array |
APPS |
| Ingredient in some barbecue sauce |
COLA |
| Italian luxury brand |
FENDI |
| Japanese soup base |
MISO |
| Led Zeppelin's "Whole __ Love" |
LOTTA |
| Letter before Bravo |
ALFA |
