Puzzle 17

Supersonic jet aircraft

Quiet and relaxing

Unfastened, separated

Widespread disease

A prediction

__ theory, Locke's tenet inspired US independence

The grabby text at the top of a news story

Made-up golf rule for a do-over shot

Snail delicacy

A heavy and sudden rain shower

Captain __; father to seven singing children

__ Richard, ship captained by John Paul Jones

More tired than someone else

Smooth __, Michael Jackson's law breaker hit