5  "A ___ of the World" (1999) (3)

 7  "[___ swim]" (5)

 9  A person who lives near another (9)

10 "Cool" target for a yegg? (3)

11 "Abie's ___ Rose" (5)

13 "Simply a patient wolf": Lana Turner (9)

16 "... ___ of troubles" (3)

17 "...sin shall have great ___" (Ezek.30:16) (4)

18 "A drop of golden sun" (3)

 1  1964 phenomenon. (8)

 2  Custom (9)

 3  "A wonderful thing," to Shaw (5)

 4  "Bill Nye the Science Guy" occurrence (10)

 6  "America's Got Talent" group (5)

 8  *A child may get paid for losing it (5)

12 "--- Follow the Sun" (The Beatles) (3)

13 "Mind the ___" (3)

14 "Cat on a Hot ___ Roof" (3)

15 "... silk purse out of a sow's ___" (3)