| Informal refusal |
| Useful skill |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Expressive rock music subgenre |
| Wondrous event |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Item deemed by a hi-tech company president in 1977 to be unreasonable for home use |
| Prized mushroom |
| Actress Fisher who voices Agnes in "Despicable Me |
| Girls" actress who's the daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse: 2 wds. |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| Australian city |
| Presidential middle name between Fitzgerald and Milhous |
| Extreme enthusiast |
| Courtroom excuse |
| Meuse feeder |
| Abacus component |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| John/Rice musical |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Mischievous sprite |
| Member of the genus Equus |
| Big fuss |
| Famous wizard's home |
| Person who rouses game birds to be shot |
| Hazardous curve |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Legume used in the Indian dish dal |
| Pull strenuously |