| '80s Norwegian pop group |
| Group that assigns film ratings: Abbr. |
| Group that determines a film's rating: Abbr. |
| Autonomous |
| Group that assigns movie ratings: Abbr. |
| Brain-scan letters |
| Group that awards merit badges: Abbr. |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Blues group?: Abbr. |
| Auto stopovers |
| Archaeologist's letters |
| Evolution" group, to an overzealous copy editor? |
| Air traffic mgmt. group |
| Orderly grouping |
| Organizations with Greek letters |
| Adjusted for a larger group, as a recipe |
| A checkered one is waved at the end of an auto race |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| UN workers' group |
| African tribal group |
| Auction groupings |
| Stephen King book about a group of long-winded people? |
| Proud Mary" group, for short |
| Premium brand of the Volkswagen Group |
| Autosuggestion pioneer: 1857–1926 |
| Automotive Spanish port |
| Aero-X automaker |
| Flash ___ (group that arranges a surprise performance in a public space) |
| Group of partisans |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |