Opening Remarks

Because every great answer needs a good intro.
A delightful puzzle centered on clever charades and punny wordplay. Answers are constructed by adding an 'opening remark' to another word or sound.
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Across

  • 2A
    Super, smashing, have a bite!
  • 5A
    This spot, formerly 'before'?
  • 6A
    Moral principle following a small spasm?
  • 9A
    Hold a Hindu sage dear?
  • 11A
    Inn that sounds like a cheerful instruction to speak
  • 12A
    Hello, in Palau
  • 13A
    Has a yen for some social insects?

Down

  • 1D
    What option to choose for that scratch?
  • 2D
    Say 'hello', for instance
  • 3D
    Pull back from a delightful surprise?
  • 4D
    Rental company with some force, to Cicero?
  • 7D
    Sloping terrain containing many troubles
  • 8D
    A seat that's one letter away from a bad hair day?
  • 10D
    Hi, in Havana