| Needle opening |
| Opening |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| Dramatic opening? |
| Long, narrow opening |
| A hillside near ____ farm" (opening "Peer Gynt" scene) |
| Artistic place for tiny letters? |
| Filling station letters? |
| With "a," someone undesirable ... and what's found in the circled letters? |
| Guitar opening |
| Aircraft opening? |
| Cellular opening? |
| Missing letters? |
| Chamber opening? |
| Opening sound? |
| A recent opening? |
| Deck opening |
| Dirty art link letters? |
| Put through small openings, as potatoes |
| Adjusted opening? |
| Teacher's opening remark to the class. |
| High opening? |
| Age opening? |
| Dextrous opening? |
| Bell opening? (and this puzzle's theme spelled out) |
| Slight opening? |
| Lock opening? |
| Physical opening? |
| First light ... or a phenomenon suggested by this puzzle's seven sets of circled letters? |