Crossword puzzle clue "creator of circled letters"

Creator of [circled letters]

[See circled letters]

Part 1 of a quip by the writer named in the circled letters

Lincoln's description of pre-Civil War America ... or a hint to the circled letters

Somewhat suspect (and a hint to what can be found by connecting the circled letters in alphabetical order)

Blog comment format usually interpreted as the word spelled by eight aptly circled puzzle letters

See circled letters

Picture A ... or, after switching the circled letters and reading the result phonetically, Picture B