1 *Public distribution (7)
2 "Grand ___" (5)
4 "Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63" historian (6)
5 "Sounder" author (5)
9 Challenging task (8)
10 "Aye!" sayer (3)
11 "Call of Duty" asset (3)
13 "... ___ annoys an oyster?" (5)
14 "Free ___" (Edgar Winter Group hit) (4)
15 "... for she gathered it of the ___ of an harlot" (Mic 1:7 (4)
17 "Cat on a Hot ___ Roof" (3)