| TKACHUK | A summer trade didn't put out this pest's fire |
| EXTINGUISH | Put out this gun I suspect introduced by former partner (10) |
| MOCKTURTLESOUP | Make fun, or let us put out this on the menu (4,6,4) |
| TREMOLO | Wavering trumpet solo puts out this tonal variation (7) |
| SLUG | Pellet -- for this pest? (4) |
| BEETLE | The French root crop first to get this pest |
| LETITGO | One will have to move on, as didn't put a hand out for the bus (3,2,2) |
| YIELDED | Didn't put up a fight |
| ONONESOWN | Single-handedly I say, "Oh, we didn't put any seed down" (2,4,3) |
| OMITTED | Didn't put it in in order to do time, nothing being missing (7) |
| HEARINGABOUT | "Why is this the first I'm ___ this?" ("How come I had to find out this way?"): 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled letters spell a type of abode, and a synonym for "call" is found inside the answer.) |
| SILENCER | Is the workshop that turns out this part of a motor a hush-hush affair? (8) |
| COAL | Ocean A¾ mile out - this could be deep (8) |
| TONIGHT | Almost getting a drink out this evening (7) |
| MIA | "Mamma ___!" (Meryl Streep movie whose sequel comes out this summer) |
| RESPECT | Aretha Franklin belted out and spelt out this song |
| REGIME | A mere GI could turn out this government (6) |
| TIGHTS | Throw out this tag without a pair of pantihose (6) |
| MALLARD | They're all out this morning doctor! For a duck, too! |
| ISEAWHATYOUDIDTHERE | What a solver might tell me after figuring out this puzzle's theme |
