| Clues | Answers |
| “A Light in the Attic” poet Silverstein | SHEL |
| *Baked pork cut that sounds perfect for a blanket in the park | PICNICHAM |
| *Kid’s homemade topper | PAPERHAT |
| *Lever for manual water extraction | PUMPHANDLE |
| *Safari head protector | PITHHELMET |
| *Traditional farm equine | PLOWHORSE |
| … Venus, __, Mars .. | EARTH |
| Air, mostly | NITROGEN |
| Ancient France | GAUL |
| Backtalk | SASS |
| Bad check letters | NSF |
| Beige look-alike | ECRU |
| Blind part | SLAT |
| Bore false witness | LIED |
| Branch home | NEST |
| Brewpub pints | ALES |
| Cold War threats | HBOMBS |
| Column slant: Abbr | POV |
| Corp. bigwigs | EXECS |
| Cross over | SPAN |
| Daytona 500 org | NASCAR |
| Eric Trump’s mom | IVANA |
| Et __: and others | ALIA |
| Ewe kid | LAMB |
| Good, in Guatemala | BUENO |
| Hatcher with a recurring role in TV’s “Supergirl” | TERI |
| Hawks’ home | ATLANTA |
| Hunter’s need | AMMO |
| Ice-climber’s boot attachment | CRAMPON |
| Install, as a cleric | ORDAIN |
| Intricate garden feature | MAZE |
| Large quantity | SLEW |
| Light model wood | BALSA |
| Like sea battles | NAVAL |
| London rental | FLAT |
| Make possible | ENABLE |
| Medieval suit | ARMOR |
| Minor role | BITPART |
| Mr. __: Former name of a Dr Pepper rival | PIBB |
| Nary a soul | NOONE |
| Nastase of tennis | ILIE |
| Negative connector | NOR |
| Nervous twitches | TICS |
| Nike alternative | ASICS |
| Off-the-cushion pool shot | CAROM |
| One of the Three Bears | PAPA |
| Ordeal … and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred clues | ACIDTEST |
| Overseas business abbr | LTD |
| Packers quarterback Rodgers | AARON |
| Penny-__: unimportant | ANTE |
| Poet Pound | EZRA |
| Prickly husks | BURS |
| Protective embankment | LEVEE |
| Provo native | UTAHN |
| Pundit’s piece | OPED |
| Roll call answer | HERE |
| Rubbish container | ASHBIN |
| Scrooge’s “Dang!” | BAH |
| Sheep’s call | BAA |
| Ship’s chart | SEAMAP |
| Sister Sledge’s “We __ Family” | ARE |
| Skiing champ Phil or Steve | MAHRE |
| Source of spumante wine | ASTI |
| Stockholder’s agent | PROXY |
| Superficial, as beauty | SKINDEEP |
| Tabloid fodder | SCANDAL |
| Textile mill worker | DYER |
| Tipperary tip jar coin | EURO |
| Under the weather | SICK |
| Vein discovery | ORE |
| Victor’s wife in “Casablanca” | ILSA |
| Wee bit | DAB |
| Whirlpool brand | AMANA |
| Woodworking rods | DOWELS |
| [Shrug] | IDUNNO |
| __ showing: theater info | NOW |
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