EXTRALIVES

GUARANTEEDSure ___ ACTNATURAL"Quick, look like you're not up to something!" FIREBLANKSOne way to start a race … or a hint to understanding seven clues in this puzzle ACETICACIDOne on prickly cacti I found on surface of desert – that’s sharp! (6,4) WIZARDOFOZLiterary title character who's mostly unseen UNDERSIEGE1992 Steven Seagal movie in which he plays a former Navy SEAL battling terrorist mercenaries: 2 wds. SINGLEFILEHow students often line up CASHBUFFERMoney set aside to cover emergency expenses YOUREMUTEDResponse to "Good morning, everybody!" HARDTOKILL1990 Steven Seagal movie in which his character wakes from a coma to seek revenge on a corrupt politician: 3 wds. UNPUNISHEDWithout ramifications, joke locked in redbrick outhouse? (10) LACLIPPERSSoCal NBA team HALFEXPECTConsider possible, but not guaranteed