| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| Popular game in Old West saloons |
| Person who rouses game birds to be shot |
| Game most people lose |
| Brain-scan letters |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Cold-weather card game? |
| ___ & Allies (board game) |
| Football player Jackson drinks water before a game? |
| Archaeologist's letters |
| Organizations with Greek letters |
| Vaulting game |
| Game tile with white dots |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| '90s adventure game |
| Katniss's surname, in "The Hunger Games |
| ___ and hounds (outdoor game for kids) |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Five-time teammate of Bryant, Duncan, and Nowitzki at the NBA All-Star Game |
| Bad weather for ballgames |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Accompaniers of cover letters: Abbr. |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| Adjust space between letters, in printing |
| ___ & Allies (classic board game) |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Question in a children's game |
| Personal letters |
| Letters from the family? |
| ___ and hounds (outdoor game) |