| H.S. excellence exam |
APTEST |
| Hall-of-___ |
FAMER |
| Iceman Phil or Tony |
ESPOSITO |
| Informal greeting |
HIYA |
| Inter ___ |
ALIA |
| Jewish wedding rings? |
HORAS |
| John Jacob ___ |
ASTOR |
| Keats's '___ Psyche' |
ODETO |
| Legendary racing name |
UNSER |
| Life of Riley |
EASYSTREET |
| Lots |
SCADS |
| Low-quality |
THIRDCLASS |
| Makers of knockoffs |
IMITATORS |
| Mined matter |
ORE |
| Nashville sch |
TSU |
| Novy ___ (Russian literary magazine) |
MIR |
| Olympics competitor of NZL |
AUS |
| Option after a transmission failure |
RESEND |
| Out of sorts ... or what completes the answers to the nine starred clues |
CROSS |
| Parade |
STRUT |
| Pieces of mail |
ARMOR |
| Q-U string |
RST |
| Radiologist's tool, briefly |
MRI |
| Reason not to do something |
CON |
| Rub off |
ERASE |
| Rush |
HIE |
| Six, in Sicilia |
SEI |
| Something to sing over and over |
CHORUS |
| Stalls |
BUYSTIME |
| Steve Buscemi's role in 'Reservoir Dogs' |
MRPINK |
| Suffix with senior |
ITIS |
| Swamp thing |
GATOR |
| Sweet breakfast pastry |
BEARCLAW |
| Two-for-one, e.g |
COMBO |
| Union foe |
REB |
| Upright swimmers |
SEAHORSES |
| Watson's creator |
IBM |
| What a baby may be |
DUE |