| Drumming insect |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. |
| Actor whose middle name is Tiffany |
| Govt. org. whose logo depicts an eagle standing on a key |
| American Hustle" actress whose initials make her an "A-list" celebrity: 2 wds. |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| Animated TV character whose best friend is Boots |
| Alt.country singer Case whose "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" comes out tomorrow |
| Anchorman" dog whose name references Ted Knight's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" character |
| Burrowing insectivore |
| Coulter whose jaw was wired shut in November, according to the New York Post |
| Class for someone whose native tongue isn't widely spoken in the U.S., for short |
| Drumming insects |
| French city largely destroyed during the Normandy campaign |
| Almost any element whose name ends in -ium |
| Family get-together or, alternately, destroy the career of the co-producer of "Achtung Baby"? |
| U.S. food giant whose brands include Banquet and Chef Boyardee |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Qatar-based network whose American channel is ending in April: 2 wds. |
| American Idol" star whose fans are called "Claymates |
| Old comics girl whose boyfriend was Wingey |
| Insects |
| Rapper whose "Smack That" earned a Grammy nomination |
| Sci-fi creature whose language is based on the Chinese dialect Kalmyk |
| Actor who supposedly "destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise |
| Country whose name means "he that strives with God |
| Plant-eating insect |