| Lamebrain, in slang |
NIMROD |
| Laramie's state: Abbr. |
WYO |
| Like two dimes and four nickels |
EQUAL |
| Make worse |
EXACERBATE |
| Meeting expectations |
ONTARGET |
| MS. enclosure |
SASE |
| Neighbor of Gabon |
CONGO |
| Nosedive |
DROP |
| Old Asian ruler |
KHAN |
| Old Testament book |
EZRA |
| Oliver Twist and others |
GAMINS |
| On |
ATOP |
| On the side of |
FOR |
| One-named singer with the 2001 hit 'Thank You' |
DIDO |
| Overlook |
SKIP |
| Part of a city code |
ZONINGORDINANCE |
| Part of the verb 'to be,' to Popeye |
YAM |
| Pirate captain of legend |
KIDD |
| Places to find the letters circled in the grid |
QWERTYKEYBOARDS |
| Post-retirement activity? |
REM |
| Quagmire |
FEN |
| Scandal sheet |
RAG |
| Soccer star Mia |
HAMM |
| Some ESPN highlights, for short |
TDS |
| Some opinion pieces |
OPEDS |
| Sony co-founder Morita |
AKIO |
| Sounds leading up to a sneeze |
AHS |
| Strips for breakfast |
BACON |
| Teleologist's concern |
ULTIMATEPURPOSE |
| They lean to the right: Abbr. |
ITAL |
| Title for one on the way to sainthood: Abbr. |
VEN |
| U.S. ally in W.W. II |
USSR |
| Use 7-Down |
TYPE |
| Vainglory |
EGO |
| Without much intelligence |
DULLY |
| Word on a Mexican stop sign |
ALTO |
| Worker who makes rounds |
ROUTEMAN |
| Zoo heavyweights, informally |
HIPPOS |
| ___ extra cost |
ATNO |
