| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| Literally, ''I'' |
| Make impossible demands |
| Marvel Comics superhero wielding a nearly indestructible shield |
| Very nearly |
| African city of 4+ million whose name means, literally, "haven of peace |
| Card game holding where it's impossible to score 19 points |
| Literally, "skill |
| Friend in war, among nearly 1000, gives rousing cry (7) |
| Accutane target, slangily |
| A new one is nearly invisible |
| Defunct supermarket chain that once had nearly 16,000 stores |
| Number that's physically impossible to write out in standard form |
| Actor who sang "The Impossible Dream |
| Nearly shut |
| Cake known for its nearly perfect purity |
| Almost impossible, as a task |
| Makes impossible |
| A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a ___ forever" (Garrison Keillor) |
| Literally, "want of blood |
| Animal with the longest gestation, at nearly two years |
| Nearly |
| What Galileo was nearly convicted of |
| Literally, "already seen |
| Empty hand" fighting skill, literally |
| Barbara Bain's "Mission: Impossible" role |
| Abraham nearly sacrificed him |
| Literally, "white mountain |
| Houses with sharply angled roofs, and what this puzzle's four longest answers literally have in common |
| Aegean group (literally "twelve islands") |