“Classic computer game whose players avoid hazardous items in a grid … as suggested by this puzzle?”

"That so?" or "Uh-huh, that's so"

Abbr. that often follows a comma

Hardly anyone counts on this anymore

Shakespearean villain

Zip

Wine and dine

How something distinctive appears

Any member of a band dubbed "The President's Own"

Leveled the playing field, say?