| What a shame |
| 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? |
| Covered walk with shops |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| An 1898 discovery. |
| Floor coverings, to a Brit |
| Pacific Ocean discoverer |
| Cover-up name |
| Covered, in combos |
| Springsteen's Seeger cover "___ Canal |
| What lobsters and crabs have |
| Part of a recovery prog. |
| Hilarious joke or, with an acquired taste, "What's Mr. Pacino up to these days, Mr. Perry? |
| Accompaniers of cover letters: Abbr. |
| Tummy sound — discover (an illicit activity) |
| 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 |
| What you might accidentally try to put your head through when getting into a sweater |
| Archaeologist's discovery |
| What major flooding may do to an Australian state? |
| Handmade floor covering |
| Poet's ending with "what" or "how |
| What a politician often avoids saying |
| Cover one's traces |
| Bachelor of ___ (what a "B.A." degree stands for) |
| What faking a stomachache might entail? |