Extra Initial 
Reason for a pass LATENESS
Most people ASIANS
Boater’s edge BRIM [the hat, not the seafarer]
At first blush INITIALLY [I’d go with “Dealing with letters? --- and a clue to the theme”]
Toon dynamo, familiarly TAB [I don’t even know him {her or it?} formally. Why do constructors insist on using cartoons and fantasy (children's and Y.A.) books {ENTS} --- don’t they know I have no knowledge of them! I do appreciate, however, references to Lear and E.M. Forster {more than A.A. Milne or C.S. Lewis}]
Paris possessive SES [used in our language for a Mercedes-Benz model]
RATING:
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun
