- - Music maker let out groan
- - the nose, say, is notably adjacent to the mouth
- - Instrument in car failing to display miles
- - argon treated body part
- - Instrument heard in the iconic intro to the Who's 'Baba O'Riley'
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- - Up-and-coming whiz
- - Amazing up-and-comer
- - Talent scout's find, informally
- - Rookie of the Year candidate
- - Hot up-and-comer
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- - 'Clay' to 'Ali,' e.g., and a hint to 17-Across and 11- and 28-Down
- - Postnuptial alteration, and a hint to each set of puzzle circles
- - What the 10 starred answers in this puzzle have undergone, and what's spelled out by their first letters when you unscramble their first words
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- - Mention lack of credit rising? It might sound like that
- - Concerning certain sounds with nasty pitch – one hides
- - Involuntary response when calling to do with sound of speech
- - International ... Alphabet (related to sounds and speech)
- - Like the spelling 'kuh-zin' for 'cousin,' e.g
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- - US federal legislative body
- - US national legislative body
- - indian party in american legislative body
- - Political group with senators and representatives
- - US legislative body
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- - one who bets money
- - better doctor left in georgia with hesitation
- - "the ---", opera by prokofiev
- - he's a better man
- - Player who may take big risks at a casino
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- - All crossword fans love this puzzle; anyone who doesn't love this puzzle can't be a *real* crossword fan!
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- - Not being a novice, he's not running in the race
- - He's out of the running
- - One's hopeless car with a flat battery?
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- - First year American university students are saucy gents
- - First-termers
- - College rookies
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- - From this point on ... and a phrase that explains (and is spelled out by) the 12 shifted first letters in this puzzle
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