“Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters”

"Snow job" or "rainmaker," e.g.

Beer pong locale

Tight-lipped

Figure once marketed as "America's movable fighting man"

Tempt

___ for sore eyes (www.optometrists.com?)

Like a film that's both sad and funny

Cactus ___ (Arizona's state bird)

Lisa Simpson's musical instrument