| Ornamental tree |
| East Indian tree |
| What a shame |
| Muppet roommates on "Sesame Street": 3 wds. |
| Thorny trees |
| Shrub or small tree |
| Creatively-censored 4/28/10 New York Post headline about the foul-mouthed Senate/Wall Street hearings |
| Animal represented by the constellation Cancer |
| Carnivore's comment about what to eat during bad weather? |
| Tree-lined promenade |
| Orange entree, informally |
| What's your ___?" ("When is your flight supposed to land?"): Abbr. |
| Entrée served with mint jelly |
| Animal that represents the zodiac sign Cancer |
| Somewhat safe sword |
| Luminous rings |
| Aardvark's entree |
| Coconut tree setting |
| Anchor who has no idea what he's talking about? |
| Bert's roommate on "Sesame Street |
| Evergreen tree has critical condition that's contagious (7) |
| A: No strings attached. Q: How do you describe ___? |
| Type of guitar that usually only has four strings |
| Shade tree |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Floor coverings, to a Brit |
| A lady's representative? |
| Aardvark entree |
| Springsteen's sobriquet |
| Actor's representative |