| "Dear Abby," "Ask Amy," et al., and an apt description of 4-, 8-, and 17-Down |
ADVICECOLUMNS |
| "Game" of missed connections |
PHONETAG |
| "If you rush, you won't do it right" |
HASTEMAKESWASTE |
| "No choice, sorry" |
IHADTO |
| "Relax and take things as they come" |
ONEDAYATATIME |
| "The Great Gatsby" novelist F. __ Fitzgerald |
SCOTT |
| "The Simpsons" bus driver |
OTTO |
| "Things are going well, so avoid sudden changes" |
DONTROCKTHEBOAT |
| Academic hurdle |
EXAM |
| Acquire with effort |
EARN |
| Astronauts org |
NASA |
| Basic bed |
COT |
| Beer with sushi, maybe |
ASAHI |
| Betelgeuse, for one |
STAR |
| Bird on the Australian coat of arms |
EMU |
| British baby carriage |
PRAM |
| Brownie ingredient |
COCOA |
| Called up |
RANG |
| Chanel model Delevingne |
CARA |
| Change with the times |
ADAPT |
| Church donation |
TITHE |
| Citrus drink suffix |
ADE |
| Classic Fords |
TBIRDS |
| Colorful reef dweller |
SEASNAKE |
| Connect via Bluetooth, say |
PAIR |
| Consume |
EAT |
| Did the first stage of a triathlon |
SWAM |
| Div. of Labor |
OSHA |
| Dorothy Gale's pup |
TOTO |
| DVD holder |
TRAY |
| Equivalent |
SAME |
| Farewell accompanied by an air kiss |
CIAO |
| Following behind |
INTOW |
| Former Ford div |
MERC |
| Foxy |
SLY |
| Freeloading sort |
MOOCH |
| Full-length skirt |
MAXI |
