| French clerical title |
| Conversation starters |
| King's title |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |
| Start of a riddle |
| Like a subtitled black-and-white movie in which everyone smokes and wears sunglasses |
| Debater's entitlement |
| French priest's title |
| Nature's title |
| Abbr. in some office titles |
| Start of a Mexican calendar |
| Rousseau title character |
| ABC show that starts at 7 a.m. daily: Abbr. |
| Bubbly title |
| A pageant winner's title |
| First word of a Beatles' album title |
| Old start for "now" or "long |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| Bach title? |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Coptic clergyman's title |
| Michael Keaton title role, 1989 |
| Beyoncé song with a title that describes a saintly glow |
| Shakespearean title character in the NATO phonetic alphabet |
| Start of many exclamations from Robin |
| Start of many a prayer |
| Alternate title of a 1980 animated feature focused on Okefenokee Swamp elections |
| Alternate title for this crossword? |
| Start of a sleeper's observation |
| ___. Reg. Mgr. (abbreviated title for Dwight Schrute) |