Homophone of 1-Down1DHomophone of 7-Across that's hinted at by a word in this puzzle's title[------] that's hinted at by a word in this puzzle's title
8A
Sheer silliness
9A
"The best things in life are free" and "there's no such thing as a free lunch," e.g.
10A
Begat
Down
1D
Homophone of 7-Across7AHomophone of 1-Down that's hinted at by a word in this puzzle's title[-------] that's hinted at by a word in this puzzle's title
2D
Eminem rhymed it with "door hinge" in a "60 Minutes" interview
3D
"Well, that was my best shot..."
4D
Old-timey dismayed reaction
5D
Earl ___ (U.K. peerage title that's also a Twinings variety)
6D
Forehead decoration on the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia