HAPPY NEW YEAR

The answers to the clues below all contain the letters YEAR, which are shown in their correct places. All the other letters have been replaced by asterisks (*). For example, given the clue

Seafood restaurant = *Y**E*  *AR, the answer would be OYSTER BAR.

Can you replace the asterisks with the missing letters to complete the words and phrases below?

1. Reading glasses = *YE**AR
2. Word for word, without reading = *Y  *EAR*
3. New York birthplace of FDR = *Y*E  *AR*
4. Caveat Emptor = **YE*  ***AR*
5. One engaged in reverie = **Y**EA**R
6. Harvard or Yale student = **Y  *EA***R
7. Place to drop off certain clothes = **Y  **EA**R
8. Absolutely transparent = **Y****  **EAR

Answers:

1. EYEWEAR
2. BY HEART
3. HYDE PARK
4. BUYER BEWARE
5. DAYDREAMER
6. IVY LEAGUER
7. DRY CLEANER
8. CRYSTAL CLEAR