| Conversation starters |
| The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| Start of a riddle |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Amsterdam" author McEwan |
| Monogram of the author of "The Biglow Papers |
| A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" author Dave |
| Start of a Mexican calendar |
| Command authoritatively |
| Wayside stop |
| Actress stops further action |
| ABC show that starts at 7 a.m. daily: Abbr. |
| Target of Bill Maher's "New Rule: stop wearing plastic shoes |
| Auto stopovers |
| Old start for "now" or "long |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| A Footnote to History" author's inits. |
| Matzo Balls for Breakfast" author |
| Start of many exclamations from Robin |
| Airport stop on New Jersey Transit, briefly |
| Author Locke of the Harlem Renaissance, the first African-American Rhodes scholar (1907) |
| Author's rewards |
| Campus authority |
| Gullible's Travels" author |
| Start of many a prayer |
| British author who gave Harvard's 2008 commencement speech: 2 wds. |
| Complain nonstop |
| Author of inspirational stories for boys |
| Nuisance stoppers, in law |