Each row must have a letter added to one of its answers to fit, always making a new word. In the original given order of the clues for these entries, these letters spell the answer FOOLHARDINESS.
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| Row Clue | Answer | Letter Added | Ring Clue | Answer |
| - Common resource in Minecraft | ORE | F | A. How Frodo refers to Bilbo | UNCLE |
| Tweaks again | READJUSTS | | His tomb has a sculpture of his favorite mathematical proof | ARCHIMEDES |
| - Annoying little brats | SNOTS | O | Offers | SELLS |
| Wild stallion | MUSTANG | | Earth, to Merkel | ERDE |
| - Giant of the Giants | OTT | O | Bug that rot-13's to itself backwards | GNAT |
| Big names | MEGASTARS | | Has as a total (2 wds) | SUMS TO |
| - Part of a sidecar | COGNAC | | Without any money promised (2 wds) | ON SPEC |
| Workshop tool | SANDER | L | Card game released as a spin-off of UNO | DOS |
| - Marriott competitor | RAMADA | | Add to the team | DRAFT |
| Alone | SINGLE | H | | |
| - In the worst way | ABYSMALLY | | B. Stud, e.g. | EARRING |
| Cosmos explorers, for short | ETS | A | Walk with confidence | STRUT |
| - Hot drink | TEA | R | Nuts, pollen, etc. | ALLERGENS |
| Sounds about right (2 wds) | RINGS TRUE | | Frosh, in a year | SOPH |
| - Muddied | UNCLEAR | | Pouch | SAC |
| Bell sound | CHIME | D | Like some conference calls (hyph.) | DIAL-OUT |
| - In addition | ELSE | I | Soul singer Bryson | PEABO |
| It was named in a coin flip | PORTLAND | | | |
| - Video game level playable before release, maybe | DEMO | N | C. Look over again | REREAD |
| Provide funding for | BANKROLL | | ""Leave already!"" (2 wds) | JUST GO |
| - Dumbbell cover (2 wds) | DUNCE CAP | | It may leave tanlines on your feet | SANDAL |
| Let one's voice be heard | SING | E | Rare magical item, e.g., in fantasy stories | TROPE |
| - Goes back and forth | PACES | S | Talk with your hands | SIGN |
| Voice of the Iron Giant | DIESEL | | Melissa McCarthy movie | TAMMY |
| - Didn't charge (2 wds) | PAID CASH | | | |
| You might strike one | POSE | S | D. Like the people of Lilliput | SMALL |
| | | | Asian currency | YEN |
| | | | High-tech security measure (2 wds) | RETINAL SCAN |
| | | | Hot drink | COCOA |
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| | | | E. They're often worn with kufis | DASHIKIS |
| | | | Cosmos explorers | SPACEMEN |
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| | | | F. First aid kit contents | BANDAGES |
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