| Marked down |
| 'Gil Blas' writer |
| Fish tank buildup |
| More passionate |
| Flexible conjunction |
| 'I rule!' |
| Sup |
| Because |
| The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf |
| Big Apple inits |
| Move low toward the horizon |
| 'Chocolat' director Hallström |
| Freeze over |
| 'Seinfeld' uncle |
| Bit of a comic |
| Much-used Twitter symbols |
| French waters |
| Thither |
| 'Six-pack' |
| Boat trailers? |
| Geese formation |
| To understand this puzzle's theme, read the ends of the answers to the starred clues and .. |
| Muscle below a delt |
| '___ Ben Adhem' (Leigh Hunt poem) |
| Body blow reaction |
| Org. concerned with eagles and birdies |
| Having a zesty taste |
| Tossed out of the game, informally |
| *'Balderdash!' |
| Cara who sang 'Flashdance ... What a Feeling' |
| Papa Bear of Chicago Bears history |
| Having bags all packed, say |
| Tow job provider, in brief |
| *'For what reason, though?' |
| Comedian Bruce |
| Prix ___ |
| Hosp. areas |
| War-torn Syrian city |
| *Avon competitor |
| Quaker ___ |
| Interment |
| When repeated, what little stars do |
| *List for some binge watchers |
| Crucial |
| Rap sheet letters |
| Lead-in to 'ops' |
| Windy City rail inits |
| Disney mermaid |
| First-stringers |
| *Lowest point on the earth's surface |
| Rodin, for one |
| Like a curmudgeon |
| Without assistance |
| Drunken dazes |
| *Response to 'Who, me?' |
| Setting of Kubla Khan's palace |
| Like whitecaps |
| World Series-winning manager Ned |
| Emperor who finished the Colosseum |
| *Superman's alien name |
| Ship's pronoun |
| Line around the globe |
| ___ Dunham, mother of Barack Obama |
| 10% donation |
| Spanish weeks |
| Longtime U.K. record label |
| Ending ' |
| Air ticket abbr |
| Equinox mo |
| State firmly |
| Lou Gehrig's disease, for short |
| Almost a meter |
| Excited, as a crowd |
| Sticky-leaved plant that feeds on insects |
| Mag mogul with a mansion |
| Alternative to Travelocity or Orbitz |
| First few minutes of many podcasts |
| Suffix with north or south |
| Makes a to-do about this and that |
| Animal that has strayed from the herd |
| Summa cum ___ |
| Mama Cass |
| 'Egads!' |
| Bearded beast |