| FEW | Only a handful of |
| AIRCRAFTCARRIER | Military weapon developed during World War I and, a century later, possessed by only a handful of countries (8,7) |
| WISP | A handful of hay or straw; a small broom; a twisted bunch used as a torch; a strand of hair; a streak of smoke; or, one of slight or delicate stature (4) |
| BUNCH | Informal word for a group of people/friends; a handful of flowers; or, a cluster of grapes (5) |
| EVELYN | One of the first names of the author of Decline and Fall, A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited |
| ALFRED | One of a handful of Smiths in the Hall of Fame |
| GRAB | What kids scramble to do to the candy that falls out of a pinata (or to pick up a handful of movie theater popcorn) |
| ALFONSONIETO | Son of a multiple World Champion who won a handful of 250cc races and still works in the Motogp paddock. (7,5) |
| COUPLE | A handful of the French behind seizure of power (6) |
| WAUGH | Author whose novel A Handful of Dust was adapted into a film starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert G |
| LAST | Tony ___, protagonist of 1934 Evelyn Waugh novel A Handful of Dust (4) |
| ADVANCE | Promote a social event, getting a handful of classicists in? |
| CURFEW | Does it mean only one dog and a handful of people are allowed out (6) |
| CONFETTI | Festive bits a partygoer needs just a handful of to make it rain |
| BEANS | If you cracked open maracas, you might find dried peas or ___ inside (Craft-y suggestion: If you want to make a pair at home, put a handful of them in plastic water bottles and get shaking) |
| EVELYNWAUGH | The author of A Handful of Dust (6,5) |
| RYE | A handful of very early cereal (3) |
| EFFACED | Expunged a handful of notes |
| SHISHA | A handful of hash is handy for hookah |
| FIESTA | A handful of selfies tarnished holiday (6) |
