| "It's unnecessary" |
NONEED |
| "Star Wars" mastermind |
LUCAS |
| *Cold War symbol |
IRONCURTAIN |
| *Quaint means of communication? |
PENANDPAPER |
| *To whom "Howdy, stranger" is often said |
OUTOFTOWNER |
| *Typical Valentino roles |
LATINLOVERS |
| *Was in charge of |
HEADEDUP |
| Audiophile's setup |
STEREO |
| Aussie runner |
EMU |
| Bothers persistently |
NAGSAT |
| Car radiator need |
COOLANT |
| Carpet type |
SHAG |
| Cat's pause? |
NAP |
| Centers of attention |
FOCI |
| Cheesecake on a wall |
PINUP |
| Chinese menu assurance |
NOMSG |
| Columbus in N.Y.C. or DuPont in D.C |
CIR |
| Conveyed, as water through a main |
PIPED |
| Corp. money VIPs |
CFOS |
| Crane component |
BOOM |
| Declared |
STATED |
| English channel, briefly |
BBC |
| Enter |
GOIN |
| Fiasco |
DEBACLE |
| For fear that |
LEST |
| Former CBS News anchor Couric |
KATIE |
| Free (of) |
RID |
| Full sets of chromosomes |
GENOMES |
| Girlish hairstyle (and what the starts of the answers to starred clues are?) |
PIGTAILS |
| Grape grower's prefix |
OENO |
| Hoax |
FRAUD |
| Hopping mad |
IRATE |
| It's up when you're angry |
DANDER |
| Itch scratchers |
NAILS |
| Kickoff aid |
TEE |
| Letter flourish |
SERIF |
| Like vows |
SOLEMN |
| List-ending abbr |
ETAL |
