| Skilled showoff |
| Crystal-filled rock |
| Puzzled comments |
| Pickled flower bud |
| Filled tortilla served with chilli sauce |
| African capital formerly called Salisbury |
| Anecdotal knowledge |
| 2005 Black Eyed Peas hit that Pitchfork called "so monumentally vacuous, slapped together and tossed-off that it truly tests the definition of 'song.' |
| Like a subtitled black-and-white movie in which everyone smokes and wears sunglasses |
| Late September babies concealed one strong craving? |
| Roman statesman called "the Censor |
| Coiled fossil shell |
| Recoiled fearfully |
| Air-cooled machine guns |
| One skilled in emergency childbirth |
| Joplin who led the Full Tilt Boogie Band |
| Alternative to tossed salad |
| Alternative energy options |
| Alternative to purchase |
| Alternative to man-to-man defense, in basketball |
| Aluminum foil alternatives? |
| Acknowledgment of debt, in brief |
| Acknowledged an ovation |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Pimpled |
| Alternatives to RCs |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Skilled |
| Android alternative for smartphones |
| Troubled |