| Maximum number of party attendees, perhaps |
| Gaming stake |
| Agcy. that takes spam complaints |
| Take money for a spare room |
| Padded purchase, perhaps |
| A 1982 film that takes place in 1959 |
| Seating request, perhaps |
| Initial poker stake |
| Adrift, perhaps |
| Beetles, perhaps |
| Render harmless, perhaps |
| Bodybuilder's intake |
| Accessorize, perhaps |
| Result of two people with incompatible values exchanging numbers, perhaps |
| Action shots taken with a slow shutter speed |
| They take song requests at parties: Abbr. |
| Band best known for 1985's "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| All-hrs. conveniences, perhaps |
| Abuses freedom of the press, perhaps |
| Gambler's stake |
| Partake of alcohol |
| Take full responsibility |
| New evidence in a cold case, perhaps |
| Surfer's enabler, perhaps |
| Actor's study, perhaps |
| Castaway's location, perhaps |
| Part of a '60s bonfire, perhaps |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Aircraft-engine intakes |
| Met solos, perhaps |