| Mississippi explorer |
| Miss Piggy's favorite word |
| What a shame |
| Carnivore's comment about what to eat during bad weather? |
| What's your ___?" ("When is your flight supposed to land?"): Abbr. |
| Somewhat safe sword |
| Anchor who has no idea what he's talking about? |
| A miss's equivalent |
| Certain missiles, for short |
| ___-air missile |
| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Valentine misspelling |
| A missing pencil may be behind one |
| Agatha's Miss Jane |
| Action shots taken with a slow shutter speed |
| What lobsters and crabs have |
| Admissions |
| Pub missile |
| Weird Al" Yankovic single about a nuclear holocaust during the holidays, which contains the line "...underneath the missile-toe |
| Miss Marple finds them |
| Bachelor of ___ (what a "B.A." degree stands for) |
| Cy Young's missiles |
| Pointed missile |
| What initials on something may signify |
| Early missile launcher |
| Activating, as a missile |
| Me?," to Miss Piggy |
| What faking a stomachache might entail? |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| Attractions not to be missed |