| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Oh, and one more thing ..." in a text message |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Gaming stake |
| Agcy. that takes spam complaints |
| Cartman who said some shit about me and fishsticks even though I never played like that lmao... I stay away from that area all together |
| Take money for a spare room |
| Deeply saddens ... or delights |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Flavouring sachet, bouquet ... |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| A 1982 film that takes place in 1959 |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| Blueprint spec ... or, allowable hours for hound sounds? |
| Initial poker stake |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Complains and complains and ... |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| A ___ full of cigars ... |
| They take song requests at parties: Abbr. |
| Bodybuilder's intake |
| Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| Action shots taken with a slow shutter speed |
| Band best known for 1985's "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| ...and the brass section kept ___ |
| ...a Del Monte employee? |
| Weird Al" Yankovic single about a nuclear holocaust during the holidays, which contains the line "...underneath the missile-toe |