| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| Kid Galahad" star |
| Blunted swords |
| I.e. words |
| A Deadly Shade of ___ |
| Swords for fencing |
| Rewords (text) |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| Possessive words before "oneself |
| Shade tree |
| Adjective forbidden in crosswords because it's gross and bodily |
| About-to-be husband's words |
| Ali had (anag) — showy flower |
| Accompanies musically sans words |
| Swords |
| Syst. of unspoken words |
| Cake words in "Alice in Wonderland |
| Inclusion in safer passwords |
| Their words are usually conventional |
| President's wordsmith? |
| A chador wearer |
| Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers |
| Defamatory words |
| Byron's words before "'Tis but the truth in masquerade |
| A rewrite of Mary Had a Little Lamb using ___: A lamb quite little, Mary had / A lamb, fleece white as snow |
| Appeasing words from a nervous postman? |
| Words with ''good faith'' or ''self-defense'' |
| Surviving Milli Vanilli member [avxword.com is home to the best indie xwords - subscribe today] |
| Swords that don't cause injuries |
| Bureaucratic buzzwords |