| Kernel, e.g |
SEED |
| Largest continent |
ASIA |
| Latin clarification |
IDEST |
| Live the wrong way? |
EVIL |
| Long solo songs |
ARIAS |
| Made tracks |
SPED |
| Messy weather |
SLEET |
| Mountain lion |
PUMA |
| N95 masks and such, briefly |
PPE |
| No longer groggy |
AWAKE |
| November 2020 choice |
VOTE |
| Officially withdrew |
SECEDED |
| One of the Pointer Sisters |
ANITA |
| Only a female one can sting |
WASP |
| Palindromic drink |
POP |
| Pre-stereo |
MONO |
| Protective suit |
ARMOR |
| Rank above viscount |
EARL |
| Retired flier: Abbr |
SST |
| Root problem |
ROT |
| Skeptical response |
ASIF |
| Start the pot |
ANTE |
| Stuck-up |
SNOOTY |
| Takes home |
NETS |
| Test site |
LAB |
| The letter "O" resembles one |
RING |
| Top-notch |
AONE |
| Tree texture, or a hint to each starred answer's pair of hidden words |
WOODGRAIN |
| Vow renewal vows |
IDOS |
| Wavy 'dos |
PERMS |
| Weasleys' owl |
ERROL |
| Web search result |
SITE |
| Weekly medical journal, with "The" |
LANCET |
| Whatchamacallit |
DOOHICKEY |
| Widespread |
RIFE |
| Word before "circle" or "peace" |
INNER |
| Word repeated before "sis boom bah" |
RAH |
| Zilch |
NADA |