| NOUVEAURICHE | A person who has acquired wealth recently and is regarded as vulgarly ostentatious (7,5) |
| INBAD | ...as vulgarly expressed, Da ain't best to redress! (2,3,5) |
| TASTE | ...as vulgarly expressed, Da ain't best to redress! (2,3,5) |
| BRASSY | Talk loudly about ship that's vulgarly ostentatious (6) |
| OWNER | One who has acquired nine points legally? |
| NATURALIST | One who has acquired an interest for life (10) |
| CATS | Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, recently and controversially made into a film (4) |
| PARAGON | Pa beheads the dragon and is regarded as a model of perfection (7) |
| FLOP | The dandy reaches 50 and is regarded as a failure (4) |
| JOHNSTAMOS | Actor who played Uncle Jesse on "Full House," and will be guest-starring on Season 2 of "UnPrisoned"; 9-Across read his memoir recently and noticed "so many crazy parallels" between their careers |
| CABOTCLIFFS | It's new and is regarded as one of the top courses in the world by #54-Across: 2 wds. |
| RALPHELLISON | He authored a novel exploring race and visibility that is regarded as one of the greatest novels of African American literature |
| CREEPYCRAWLY | Informal term for a small insect that is regarded as frightening or repellent (6,6) |
| OSTENTATIOUS | Vulgarly showy |
| NOUVEAU | People who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious, _ riche (7) |
| PUBLICENEMY | A notorious person, such as a criminal, who is regarded as a menace to others (6,5) |
| ADVANTAGE | Dave has acquired silver and a tan! That's superiority for you! |
| PARVENU | Person with recently acquired wealth or status |
| SAGE | A person who is regarded as being very wise (4) |
| KINSHASA | Watkins has acquired a little capital |
