| John/Rice musical |
| 2008/2012 campaign portmanteau |
| Oh, and one more thing ..." in a text message |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Creatively-censored 4/28/10 New York Post headline about the foul-mouthed Senate/Wall Street hearings |
| 1979 Caine/Ustinov film |
| A Deadly Shade of ___ |
| Cartman who said some shit about me and fishsticks even though I never played like that lmao... I stay away from that area all together |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| ABA/NBA star with more than 30,000 points |
| Deeply saddens ... or delights |
| Flavouring sachet, bouquet ... |
| Deadlines |
| Almost dozen Grateful Dead song "The ___ |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| Blueprint spec ... or, allowable hours for hound sounds? |
| G.I. mail drop |
| A poetry form/With seventeen syllables/And only three lines |
| Deadly reptiles |
| Baltimore specialty / Effortless task / Move on all fours with the belly up |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Actor/singer Jared |
| Native American tribesman in a 1992 Daniel Day-Lewis/Madeleine Stowe film |
| Complains and complains and ... |
| Ancient Dead Sea land |
| A ___ full of cigars ... |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Uplifting remake of a 1964 Audrey Hepburn/Rex Harrison film? |
| Deadly |
| Baseball/football Hall-of-Famer Hubbard |