| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| What a shame |
| Four-time baseball All-Star Jose |
| Home run, in baseball slang |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Baseball's Fielder |
| Carnivore's comment about what to eat during bad weather? |
| What's your ___?" ("When is your flight supposed to land?"): Abbr. |
| Somewhat safe sword |
| Anchor who has no idea what he's talking about? |
| Hideo, Major League Baseball's winningest Japanese pitcher |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Baseball's ''Walking Man'' Eddie |
| Certain woodwind players |
| Baseball's Manny |
| What lobsters and crabs have |
| Baseball/football Hall-of-Famer Hubbard |
| Hilarious joke or, with an acquired taste, "What's Mr. Pacino up to these days, Mr. Perry? |
| Al ___, of baseball's Hall of Fame |
| What ___!" (neatnik's lament) |
| What initials on something may signify |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Baseball VIP |
| Like some baseball teams and batteries |
| What you might accidentally try to put your head through when getting into a sweater |
| Poet's ending with "what" or "how |
| Bachelor of ___ (what a "B.A." degree stands for) |
| What major flooding may do to an Australian state? |
| Group of top players |
| What faking a stomachache might entail? |