| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Thankless people |
| Man-made fibre |
| Teased mercilessly |
| Needless fuss |
| Portuguese term meaning "suspects" brought up in the 2007 Madeleine McCann disappearance case |
| French instructor's directive during elocution lessons |
| Silly or mindless |
| Absolutely useless |
| Moving aimlessly |
| Apostropheless possessive |
| Alcoholic drink made from a Polynesian shrub's roots |
| Made suitable |
| Careless hurrying |
| Baltimore specialty / Effortless task / Move on all fours with the belly up |
| Render harmless, perhaps |
| Scaleless swimmer |
| Native American tribesman in a 1992 Daniel Day-Lewis/Madeleine Stowe film |
| Backless shoes |
| Colorless, flammable gas |
| Calculators often made with bamboo frames |
| Tropical cocktails made with rum: 2 wds. |
| Fluidless, as a barometer |
| Less approachable |
| Prefix meaning "less than normal |
| Meaningless chatter |
| Aesopian lesson |
| Bacteria rendered harmless by pasteurization |
| Flightless Australian bird |
| Handmade floor covering |