Crossword Clue:

to dig out with a gouge

Answer	Crossword Clue
ATE	Went to a restaurant, with "out"
FARM	Assign to a minor league (with "out").
EKES	Contrives to make (a living), with "out"

YESDOYOUKNOWANY	"Want to go out with a real man?"
RAIDERSOFTHELOSTSHARK	"They're out to make off with a fabled great white!"
FLIED	Failed to get a hit, in a way (with "out")
POTTY	Adjective for a mouth that needs to be washed out with soap
STLOUISMISSOURI	City with a landmark spelled out by the circled letters, reading left to right
LEFTFIELD	Figuratively, where some wild ideas come out of; literally, a hint to a word and its position when paired with the starts of the answers to starred clues