| American ___ (noted dictionary name) |
| Entertainment options so named because the audience is more detached, per McLuhan (not because he thought they were awesome) |
| Actress whose Oscar win was rumored to be caused by Jack Palance drunkenly misreading Vanessa Redgrave's name (not true; see Snopes) |
| Acme product intended for recreational use (not for dropping bombs on roadrunners), from "Zipping Along," 1953 |
| A feather in your ___ (noteworthy achievement) |
| Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (notable palindrome) |
| Skin and bones, metaphorically (not literally) |
| Ambassador's group (note every starred answer's initials!) |
| Proceeds smoothly |
| Rough-___ (lacking refinement) |
| Just a ___ in the bucket (not much at all) |
| Give a good staredown (not!) |
| ___-friendly (not harmful to the environment) |
| Mariano Rivera has had only one in his career (not surprisingly, he struck out) |
| Cute spherical character in "The Force Awakens" demonstrated in this grid (not counting this answer) |
| Rough-terrain vehicle |
| Rough-terrain cyclist |
| Rough-skinned tangelo |
| Rough-and-Tumble |
| Progress smoothly |
| Rough-mannered |
| Infection that causes a rough-sounding cough, usually in children |
| Rough-__ (unfinished) |
| Against the ___ (not legal) |
| Caring person (note each starred answer's first word) |
| Yarn that produces rough-textured cloth |
| Old Rough-and-Ready |
| Not pouring smoothly, as a liquid |
| Go smoothly |
| Sing smoothly |