| County Clare capital |
| Alma mater of Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas |
| Annapolis, e.g. + acquires + sales add-on = |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| French comic series that has sold 350+ million copies worldwide |
| Any of the Philippines' 7000+: Abbr. |
| Horton + Clare Booth = |
| I ___ declare... |
| Declare openly. |
| Declare earnestly |
| Gin or brandy + creme de cacao + cream |
| African city of 4+ million whose name means, literally, "haven of peace |
| Acid + alcohol compound |
| Declares positively |
| Declare as "fake news |
| Accomplish+singles+objective= |
| Declare confidently |
| Declare to be true |
| Land follower, to sailors + hospital areas + coastal bird = ? |
| Fictional title character who declares "How puzzling all these changes are! |
| What the marshal declared the moonshiner's shed to be? |
| + and - particles |
| Acid + alcohol yield |
| Writer and diplomat Clare |
| A letter + nautical term + query start + ray source = ? |
| Administrative center of County Clare |
| Declare firmly |
| x + y = z" math branch |
| Declared non-taxable |
| Declares assuredly |