| Informal refusal |
| Prefix for fiction |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Kind of reflex |
| Environmentally friendly prefix |
| Carefully thought-out strategy |
| Give shelter or refuge to |
| Careful scrutiny |
| Prefix with distant or lateral |
| Upon: Prefix. |
| Wind (prefix) |
| Aid Hal (anag) — flower with showy heads |
| Equal (prefix) |
| Prefix meaning "halfway |
| Air-conditioning refrigerant causing environmental concerns |
| Prefix meaning "milk |
| Anchorman" dog whose name references Ted Knight's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" character |
| Billion (prefix) |
| Aromatic herb — Timcan't (anag) |
| Referee's song to losers |
| Lassie's refusal |
| Referee |
| Soldier's request before entering a firefight |
| Snob failed (anag) — extremely difficult situation |
| Abruptly refuse |
| Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
| Prefix for phone or bucks |
| Bagpipers' refusals |
| Ali had (anag) — showy flower |
| Southern African plant of the lily family — haunts a gap (anag) |