| Clues | Answers |
| ‘Clown Prince’ of the piano | VICTORBORGE |
| ‘Didn’t bring my A game’ | ILOST |
| ‘No sliding’ in senior softball, e.g | RULE |
| ‘Rapier’ quality | WIT |
| ‘The mystery is solved!’ | AHA |
| ‘Titanic’ heroine | ROSE |
| Apple’s digital servant | SIRI |
| Arboreal slowpoke | SLOTH |
| Base truants | AWOLS |
| Big Apple theater honor | OBIE |
| Blissful spot | EDEN |
| Butt of Garfield’s pranks | ODIE |
| Cherry discard | STEM |
| Comedian/banjoist Martin | STEVE |
| Commerce pact since 1994 | NAFTA |
| Cuthbert of ’24’ | ELISHA |
| Diddly-squat | NADA |
| Dirty look | SCOWL |
| Education Secretary Betsy | DEVOS |
| Eluded the bouncer, say | SNUCKIN |
| Escalator part | STEP |
| Fail financially | GOBUST |
| Far from idle | ACTIVE |
| Gives the appearance | SEEMS |
| Haul to an impound lot | TOW |
| Here-there connection | NOR |
| Himalayan of folklore | YETI |
| In years gone by | AGO |
| Jacksonville grid event | GATORBOWL |
| Janitor’s machine | FLOORBUFFER |
| Kisses, in letters | XES |
| Last check box, often | OTHER |
| Least cordial | ICIEST |
| Lightweight mesh fabric | TULLE |
| Like Guinness stout | IRISH |
| Line of work, informally | BIZ |
| Long-eared hoppers | HARES |
| Lothario’s look | OGLE |
| Lumber problem | ROT |
| Many English degs | BAS |
| Many Greek tourist spots | ISLES |
| Medicare component | PARTA |
| Monty Python bit | SKIT |
| Most in need of sweeping | SOOTIEST |
| Nation west of Chad | NIGER |
| Nautical pronoun | HER |
| One of a river’s pair | BANK |
| One push-up, e.g | REP |
| Paste or pin on | AFFIX |
| Performs like Drake | RAPS |
| Place for a trophy case | DEN |
| Pleased remark from a dressing room | ITFITS |
| Poetic salute | ODE |
| President-turned-chief justice | TAFT |
| Pricey graduation gift | CAR |
| Racetrack placement | WAGER |
| Reason for stitches | GASH |
| Reception salute | TOAST |
| Redhead’s dye | HENNA |
| Ride a sailplane | SOAR |
| Ring of blooms | LEI |
| Rock climbers’ spikes | PITONS |
| Secret stockpile | STASH |
| Severe spasm | THROE |
| Share a border with | ABUT |
| Shaver’s irritation | RAZORBURN |
| Singer in a loft | CHOIRBOY |
| Snaps the cuffs on | NABS |
| Social Register group | ELITE |
| Specialized market segment | NICHE |
| State with a nonrectangular flag | OHIO |
| Stone for most Libras | OPAL |
| Takers of book tours | AUTHORS |
| Talking up | Touting |
| Use one’s noodle | THINK |
| Wild West badge | TINSTAR |
| Wind surge | GUST |
| Wintry hazard | SLEET |
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