| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Phase of history. |
| Conversation is ___ in which a man has all mankind for his competitors": Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| A bakery has one |
| Padded purchase, perhaps |
| Alternative to purchase |
| Anchor who has no idea what he's talking about? |
| Evergreen tree has critical condition that's contagious (7) |
| Five-time Kentucky Derby winner |
| Type of guitar that usually only has four strings |
| Every garçon has one |
| Roman goddess of chastity |
| Five-time world champion figure skater Carol |
| Fictional rabbit chaser |
| Adele won five of them in February |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| French comic series that has sold 350+ million copies worldwide |
| Free cash machines, but apparently only if you have a "bank account" that already has "money" in it |
| Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams has one: Abbr. |
| Five-time teammate of Bryant, Duncan, and Nowitzki at the NBA All-Star Game |
| Asian body of water that has greatly shrunk |
| It has tasty legs |
| Alas. Purchase seller |
| Two of five expanses |
| Emphasize |
| Audiophiles' purchases |
| It's not big for someone who has an inferiority complex |
| Hue of a horse when it has an even mix of white and pigmented hairs, kinda makes it look like it's fading out |
| Film title character who likes to high-five |
| Of one who has suddenly and undeservedly risen in status |