| Oft-quoted Chairman |
| Soft sheepskin leather |
| Lofty nest |
| Not too often |
| Soft, silvery-white element |
| Brain-scan letters |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Often-affected outburst |
| Archaeologist's letters |
| Organizations with Greek letters |
| Artists' studios, often |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Connecticut university with an oft-quoted polling center |
| Alimony recipient, often |
| Calculators often made with bamboo frames |
| Oft-used coupler |
| A rock band's name often appears on it |
| Oft-replaced joint |
| Oft-cultivated Andean shrubs |
| Lofty |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| HBO talk show host often featured "eviscerating" something or other |
| Accompaniers of cover letters: Abbr. |
| An hour of prime-time TV, often |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| Ending of a professor's email address, often |
| Adjust space between letters, in printing |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Personal letters |
| Letters from the family? |