| Group that assigns film ratings: Abbr. |
| Group that assigns movie ratings: Abbr. |
| Brain-scan letters |
| Hand signal users |
| Angular border design |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Animal that represents the zodiac sign Cancer |
| Ziegfeld Follies" costume designer |
| Archaeologist's letters |
| Distress signal |
| Organizations with Greek letters |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Swim meet assignments |
| After-hours store sign |
| A designer of full-skirted dresses |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| Accompaniers of cover letters: Abbr. |
| Adjust space between letters, in printing |
| What initials on something may signify |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Personal letters |
| Accounting designation, briefly |
| Track assignments |
| Letters from the family? |
| Acting assignment |
| Airborne distress signal |
| Sign at many loading zones |
| Retirement plan letters |
| Symbols near key signatures |