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| A founder of aerodynamics |
| Foundation for many a dessert |
| Dadaism co-founder Jean |
| What a shame |
| Confound |
| Carnivore's comment about what to eat during bad weather? |
| Most profound. |
| What's your ___?" ("When is your flight supposed to land?"): Abbr. |
| Somewhat safe sword |
| Anchor who has no idea what he's talking about? |
| Vancouver founders of hardcore punk |
| Black layer found in Morbier cheese |
| Activist who helped found the International Campaign to Ban Landmines |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| What lobsters and crabs have |
| Clauses found in some employment agreements, informally |
| Hilarious joke or, with an acquired taste, "What's Mr. Pacino up to these days, Mr. Perry? |
| 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 |
| Poet's ending with "what" or "how |
| Fraternity founded in 1847 at New York University |
| What major flooding may do to an Australian state? |
| Bachelor of ___ (what a "B.A." degree stands for) |
| Premier League side founded by munitions workers in 1886 |
| What faking a stomachache might entail? |
| What a politician often avoids saying |