| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Intense, as competition |
| Thankless people |
| Emmy winner as Gotti |
| Teased mercilessly |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Needless fuss |
| French instructor's directive during elocution lessons |
| Silly or mindless |
| Absolutely useless |
| Moving aimlessly |
| Apostropheless possessive |
| Oh, I forgot to mention," in a text |
| Baltimore specialty / Effortless task / Move on all fours with the belly up |
| Careless hurrying |
| Scaleless swimmer |
| Got by |
| Footless animal |
| Render harmless, perhaps |
| Backless shoes |
| Got a big head |
| Colorless, flammable gas |
| Fluidless, as a barometer |
| Less approachable |
| Prefix meaning "less than normal |
| Meaningless chatter |
| Questions intensely |
| Aesopian lesson |
| Bacteria rendered harmless by pasteurization |
| Full of worthless stuff |