| KRAZY | With 11-Down, George Herriman comic strip |
| KAT | "Krazy ___" (George Herriman comic strip) |
| KRAZYKAT | George Herriman comic strip |
| STAY | With 11- Down, "Don't drop your guard!" |
| MOULIN | With 11-Down, hit 2001 film with an "!" in its title |
| CIRCUS | College with researchers from states familiar with 11 down trying to attract people to Ring (6) |
| REVENGEISADISH | With 11-Down, proverb about delayed retribution, with a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| CARRY | With 11-Down, flight crew concerns |
| ALPHA | With 11-Down, leaders |
| IRENE | With 11-Down, "Zorba the Greek" actress |
| MADE | With 11-Down, settled for |
| GET | With 11-Down, become a part of |
| WAFFLE | With 11 Down, hinged kitchen appliance |
| WET | With 11-Down, hotel suite amenity |
| PRAIRIE | With 11-Down, barking rodent |
| TEST | With 11-Down, risk-taking aviator |
| URSA | With 11-Down, Big Dipper's constellation |
| REALHUSBANDS | With 11-Down, Kevin Hart TV series |
| RAT | With 11 Down, exhausting routine |
| SARGASSO | With 11-Down, area between the Azores and the Caribbean |